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Self-Portrait

A work made of black lithographic crayon on brown wove paper.

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  • A work made of black lithographic crayon on brown wove paper.

Date:

1922

Artist:

Ludwig Meidner
German, 1884-1966

About this artwork

Ludwig Meidner was a seminal figure of German Expressionism who dealt with issues such as life in an urban society and the artist’s interior psychology. After World War I he became more introverted and is known above all for penetrating self-portraits produced as prints, drawings, and oils.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Ludwig Meidner

Title

Self-Portrait

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1922

Medium

Black lithographic crayon on brown wove paper

Dimensions

75.5 × 55.5 cm (29 3/4 × 21 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Fisher Endowment

Reference Number

1997.428

Extended information about this artwork

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