Fleeing Ghost

 

This painting is called "Fleeing Ghost" and it was created in 1929 by Paul Klee (1879-1940).  

Klee was an artist who had his own individual style but was influenced by expressionism, cubism and surrealism.  

This painting uses aspects of his idea of "polyphony".  He looked at the effects created by various layered formats.

This painting is part of the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.