Old Man Reckoning (Rechnender Greis)

1929

Paul Klee

Associated Names
Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image shows a line drawing of a stylized profile view of a person. The figure is facing left with a slightly downward head tilt and a hand raised to the mouth. The facial features are simple with large circular eyes, a prominent nose, and bald head. The ears are depicted as curves and the clothing as diagonal lines. The background features horizontal lines for texture.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 73.

Bibliography

1963

  • Kornfeld, Eberhard W. Verzeichnis des Graphischen Werkes von Paul Klee. Bern: Verlag Kornfeld and Klipstein, 1963.

1998

  • Helfenstein, Josef, and Christian Rumelin. Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. V. Bern, 2000: 4855.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Klee; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: NY 12127; lower right verso stamped in purple: Made in France

Wikidata ID

Q74894379

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