Artist's wristwatch "Paul Klee - Senecio or Head of an Aging Man Elegant wristwatch with Paul Klee's motif "Baldgreis". Original: 1922, oil on cardboard, Kunstmuseum Basel.

Stainless steel case with Japanese quartz movement from Miyota, robust mineral glass and elegant black leather strap. Waterproof up to 3 atm. Case diameter 36 mm, height 7 mm. With engraved artist signature on the caseback. With certificate. ars mundi exclusive edition.

Artist's wristwatch "Paul Klee - Senecio or Head of an Aging Man

 ars mundi exclusive edition | Certificate | Signature | Stainless steel case | Ø 36 mm | Height 7mm | Mineral glass | Leather bracelet | waterproof up to 3 atm

Senecio or Head of an Aging Man is a 1922 cubist painting by Klee. It is currently housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel. Klee’s adaptation of the human head divides an old man’s face into orange, red, yellow and white rectangles. The flat geometric squares within the circle resemble a mask or the patches of a harlequin, hence the title’s reference to the artist-performer Senecio. The triangle and curved line above the left and right eyes respectively give the illusion of a raised eyebrow.

The use of lines, ambiguous shapes and space demonstrate the principles of Klee’s art, in which simple graphic elements are “set in motion by the energy of the artist’s mind.”