1906
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Self-Portrait is a 1906 ink by Max Liebermann, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bald man with a mustache, sitting with his arms crossed. His shirt has loose buttons, and his hands rest on his lap. The lines are quick and rough, like they were drawn fast—no smooth shading, just sharp strokes. The artist used a method called etching, where they scratch into a metal plate to make the lines. It’s not polished; it looks more like a sketch than a finished drawing. Next, check out etching to see how this technique works.
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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