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The Calculating Old Man

1929

Paul Klee

(German, 1879–1940)
Culture
Germany, 20th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1978.18
Catalogue raisonné
Kornfeld 104
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented black ink etching on tan paper depicts a stylized man in profile from the shoulders up, facing our left. Precise horizontal parallel lines cover the surface, defining both the figure and background. He has circular eyes with square pupils, a pointed nose, and an S-shaped ear. Two hands with elongated fingers are raised toward his chin, while broad angular lines delineate his torso and shoulders at the bottom.

The Calculating Old Man

1929

Paul Klee

(German, 1879–1940)
Germany, 20th century

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