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"title": "Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper",
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"description": "Max Beckmann made more than 80 self-portraits. In this one, he posed as a well-dressed gentleman who confronts the viewer with an intensely piercing gaze and a serious, melancholy expression. Framed on the left by his cat and cast shadow, on the right by a narrow vase and ashtray, and on the top by a stiff bowler hat, his face and hand project forward from the background. The art historian Paul Schmidt described Beckmann\u2019s spatial concoctions as \u201csupernatural,\u201d where \u201cthe picture is governed not by the laws of the optical qualities of real phenomena, but solely by its spiritual relations.\u201d Beckmann\u2019s drypoint technique achieves rich, velvety shadows and strong, blurry lines, as well as angular blocks of lines that unite the different elements of the composition.",
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"citation": "Peters, Emily J. \"Graphic Discontent: The German Expressionists strove for spontaneity and unexpected results.\u201d Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 58. no. 1 (January/February 2018): Cover, 5-7, 22.",
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"updated_at": "2026-08-21 12:43:19.498000"
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