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 close-up face with a sharp hat and a high collar. The lines are loose and rough, almost like scribbles. The artist used only black marks on a light background, leaving some areas blank to show shadows. The drawing is a self-portrait, but the artist’s name isn’t visible in the image. The top-right corner has a handwritten date: *1920*. It looks like it was made quickly, with quick strokes instead of careful details. If you’re curious about how this was made, look 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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