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Paul Klee — Ältliches Kind II (Elderly Child II)
Paul Klee

Ältliches Kind II (Elderly Child II)

A delicate and whimsical line drawing by Paul Klee, *Ältliches Kind II (Elderly Child II)* from 1930 captures the artist's signature blend of childlike simplicity and sophisticated wit. With spare, expressive strokes, Klee conjures a figure that paradoxically embodies both innocence and age, reflecting his deep interest in the art of children and the unconscious. The work is carefully documented in Klee's meticulous hand, annotated and titled on the mount in ink, affirming its place within his rigorously catalogued artistic output.

Medium
Signed on the drawing and dated, annotated and titled on the mount '1930 B. 2. ältliches Kind II' in ink, framed.

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Evening & Day Editions

April 23, 2019

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Paul Klee, Ältliches Kind II (Elderly Child II)

A delicate and whimsical line drawing by Paul Klee, *Ältliches Kind II (Elderly Child II)* from 1930 captures the artist's signature blend of childlike simplicity and sophisticated wit. With spare, expressive strokes, Klee conjures a figure that paradoxically embodies both innocence and age, reflecting his deep interest in the art of children and the unconscious. The work is carefully documented in Klee's meticulous hand, annotated and titled on the mount in ink, affirming its place within his rigorously catalogued artistic output.

Medium
Signed on the drawing and dated, annotated and titled on the mount '1930 B. 2. ältliches Kind II' in ink, framed.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Expressionism, Swiss, Melancholic, Ink, Portrait, Modern, Drawing, Figurative, 1930s

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Cleveland Museum of Art