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The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts])

Walter Gramatté , 1918

The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts]), by Walter Gramatté, ink, 1918
The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts]), by Walter Gramatté, ink, 1918

The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts]) is an ink print by Walter Gramatté. It dates from 1918 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait, in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) is a drypoint print created by Walter Gramatté in 1918 on wove paper.

Subject & Meaning

The portrait depicts the artist in profile, conveying a sense of anxiety and introspection. The work reflects Gramatté's experiences during World War I and his personal struggles with illness.

Technique & Style

Gramatté employed drypoint technique, scratching the image into the paper to achieve a rough, textured effect. The resulting lines are jagged and expressive, suggesting a sense of urgency and emotional intensity characteristic of Expressionism.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Walter Gramatté

Artist

Walter Gramatté

Walter Gramatté (8 January 1897 in Berlin – 9 February 1929 in Hamburg) was a German expressionist painter who specialized in magic realism.

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