Senecio
Oil on Canvas Mounted on Panel
1922, 40.5cm x 38cm
Kunstmuseum, Basel

     This portrait is sometimes called Head of a Man Going Senile, which gives you an idea of Klee's sense of humor. Klee admired primitive art as well as children's art. In this portrait one can see the influence of African art, the African mask in particular. Klee uses color boldly in this painting with bright oranges, red, and yellows. He was clever with shapes and you might notice how one eye brow is drawn while the other raised eye brow is merely a triangular shape.

Please note that in preparing this site we have tried hard to respect copyrighted material, and comply with fair use guidelines. If you feel we have violated your copyright or other rights, please notify us and we will remove the offending material. This site is a non-commercial educational resource, and our primary intent is to provide a recourse for the advancement of the study of art and art history.

We hope you have enjoyed this site. Please email questions or comments to
marta@ fantasyarts.net.
©2007 Fantasy Arts