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Small World
Small World
Germany, 20th century · 1914 · etching
With the Dot
With the Dot
Germany, 20th century · 1916 · pen and black ink
Senecio
Senecio
Paul Klee · 1922 · Kunstmuseum Basel
A geometrically segmented face painted in ochres and pinks, the eyes slightly mismatched so it never quite looks back. Klee claimed the title 'Old Man' (Senecio in Latin); the image belongs somewhere between clown, sun god, and child's drawing.
Tightrope Walker
Tightrope Walker
Germany, 20th century · 1923 · color lithograph
Carnival in the Snow
Carnival in the Snow
Germany, 20th century · 1923 · watercolor
The Calculating Old Man
The Calculating Old Man
Germany, 20th century · 1929 · etching
God of War
God of War
Germany, 20th century · 1937 · Gouache and tempera