Anna Beata af Kleen

Anna Beata af Kleen spent her evenings sketching actors backstage, capturing their tired faces before the curtain rose. She kept a tiny notebook in her apron pocket, scribbling expressions with a stub of pencil before they vanished. Her portraits feel alive because she worked fast, freezing real moments instead of posed ones. You’ll see it yourself in Ellen Hartman, Actress—her tilted head and half-smile make you wonder what the actor’s thinking. Slide over to that work and watch how a few quick lines tell a whole story.