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Paul Klee — The Calculating Old Man
Paul Klee

The Calculating Old Man

1929

Mathematical symbols and geometric forms merge in Klee's characteristic visual language, reflecting his teaching at the Bauhaus and fascination with the intersection of logic and intuition.

Medium
etching

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Paul Klee, The Calculating Old Man, 1929

Mathematical symbols and geometric forms merge in Klee's characteristic visual language, reflecting his teaching at the Bauhaus and fascination with the intersection of logic and intuition.

Medium
etching
Year
1929
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Bold, Etching, 1920s, Swiss, Portrait, Expressionist, Modern, Figurative, Black and White, Satirical

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