The Calculating Old Man
| Title | The Calculating Old Man |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940) |
| Date | 1929 20th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Germany, 20th century Germany |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Calculating Old Man, 1929. Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1978.18 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Calculating Old Man” is a work by Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940), dated 1929. It is executed in etching and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1929. Explore the wider set of works from the 20th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Germany, 20th century. Browse more public-domain art from Germany.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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