Paul Klee
Howling Dog
From $80
This face is built from soft oranges, pinks and yellows, and a cheap copy turns them flat and orange. Our Paul Klee Senecio print was graded beside the original so each square keeps its own warm colour and the red eyes stay bright.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x16 inch, 24x24 inch, 30x30 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its near-square shape suits a living room, a study or a child’s room, and it makes people smile. The oranges and pinks look warm with cream, terracotta and natural oak, and a white or natural frame keeps it light.
About the painting
Senecio by Paul Klee
The Bauhaus, 1922
In 1921 Paul Klee began teaching at the Bauhaus, the new German school of art and design. The next year he painted this head, in oil on canvas mounted on a panel. It is also called Head of a Man Going Senile.
A face of squares
Klee divided an old man’s face into rectangles of orange, pink, yellow and white. The squares inside the circle look like a mask, or like the patches of a harlequin’s costume, which is why the title points to a performer, Senecio. A triangle over one eye and a curve over the other make a raised eyebrow.
Lines in motion
For Klee, simple lines and shapes were “set in motion by energy from the artist’s mind”. A circle, a few squares and two red dots, and the face has an expression. Senecio belongs to the Kunstmuseum Basel.
Read the story
This face is made of squares, and it's still raising an eyebrow at you.
In 1921, Paul Klee began teaching at the Bauhaus, the new German school of art and design.
The next year he painted this head. It's also called Head of a Man Going Senile.
He divided an old man's face into rectangles of orange, pink, yellow and white.
Inside the circle, the squares look like a mask, or the patches of a harlequin's costume. That's why the title points to a performer, Senecio.
Now look at the eyes. A triangle over one, and a curve over the other. And just like that, one eyebrow goes up.
Klee said simple lines and shapes were set in motion by energy from the artist's mind.
Senecio, painted in oil on canvas mounted on a panel, belongs to the Kunstmuseum in Basel.
Look at the eyebrow, and then try not to raise yours.
Senecio. Paul Klee, 1922.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
