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Senecio

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painting by Paul Klee

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Senecio, 1922 by Paul Klee

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Completed in 1922, Senecio is a manifestation of Paul's sense of humor and African culture. The simple colors and shapes, Paul makes use of various shades of orange, red, and yellow to reveal portrait of an old man. Artistic use of shapes gives the false impression that one eye browse is raised. His left eye brow is represented by a triangle while the other one is made of a simple curved line. The portrait is also called Head of a Man Going Senile and intentionally mimics children's artwork by using ambiguous shapes and forms with minimal facial details.

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Paul Klee, 1922, Senecio, oil on gauze, 40.3 × 37.4 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel.jpg
Height
40.3
Width
37.4
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inception
1922-00-00
inventory number
1569
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Senecio by Paul Klee
title
Senecio (Baldgreis)
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