Small World by Paul Klee
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
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