Look first
Small World
Paul Klee · 1914
Faces and figures hide inside a dense web that rewards slow looking.
What to notice
Start with the large face near the bottom, then let your eye hunt for smaller bodies and geometric signs embedded in the texture.
Discover
Klee packed this print with invented forms that sit between figuration and abstraction. The pleasure comes from repeatedly finding something new inside the visual noise.
Source institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights status: CC0 / Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
Rights status: CC0 / Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
Cleveland Museum of Art
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