The image depicts an older male figure with deep facial lines and shadows. He has sparse, short hair and a receded hairline, and is dressed in semi-formal attire with a jacket, collar, and tie visible. The sketch uses bold, impressionistic lines typical of charcoal or pencil on a plain, light background.
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Self-Portrait

Max Liebermann (German, 1847 - 1935)

1924

Medium
lithograph on wove cream paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 46 × 32.1 cm (18 1/8 × 12 5/8 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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