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Small World

1914

Paul Klee

(German, 1879–1940)
Culture
Germany, 20th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Gift of Henry Steinberg in memory of his wife, Lillian B. Steinberg 1984.227
Catalogue raisonné
Kornfeld 61 B.a.
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented print in grainy black ink depicts a dense, mottled web of abstract figures and symbols. Near the bottom center, a large head with wide eyes and a grin looks at us. Surrounding it, fractured dark textures create smaller faces, stick figures, and geometric patterns. The composition reveals patches of light paper amidst dark ink blotches. Handwritten numbers appear in the upper right, with signatures along the bottom edge.

Small World

1914

Paul Klee

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

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