1917
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time) is a 1917 ink by Max Liebermann, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a coat with a high collar. His face is mostly in shadow, but you can see his beard and the shape of his nose. The lines are loose and quick, like a fast sketch. The artist used a smooth, flat surface for this drawing. It’s part of a book with other prints by German artists from the early 1900s. Next, check out lithography to see how this kind of print was made.
Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe.
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