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About this work

This sketch shows four people sitting close together in a quiet room. The lines are simple, almost like a quick drawing. Two women are on the left, one holding a fan, and two men sit on the right, leaning in toward them. The chairs look plain, and the whole scene feels private, maybe even a little tense. The artist used a drypoint technique—scratching lines into a metal plate to make the print. That’s why the marks look sharp and slightly uneven. Check out Max Beckmann for more of his bold, expressive work.