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About this work

You see a man in a tall hat and long coat, leaning forward as if talking to someone just out of frame. His face is a quick scribble of lines—no detail, just energy. This is a drypoint print, where the artist scratches directly into a metal plate. The lines look raw, almost like a sketch on paper, but they’re printed. Kleinschmidt made it in 1913, when artists were breaking from old rules. The title calls the man Don Quixote, but he doesn’t look like the usual dreamy knight—just a tired guy in a hat. Look up more drypoint prints at The Museum of Modern Art.