1920
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) is a 1920 ink by Lovis Corinth, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man wearing a flat cap pulled low over his forehead. His face is drawn with quick, rough lines—just enough to suggest eyes, a nose, and a mustache. The hat’s brim is thick and shadowy, almost hiding his eyebrows. The artist signed it in the corner, along with the year 1920. The drawing looks like it was made fast, with smudges and uneven marks. Want to learn more about how this kind of drawing was made? Try looking up lithography.
Lovis Corinth was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
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