Self-Portrait
1927
Forget the wild, colorful Fauvism Matisse is famous for—here he strips it all back to raw, scratchy lines in this 1927 self-portrait. Signed with a casual 'HM' in the top corner, the piece captures the artist looking rather serious, perhaps a bit weary, behind his round spectacles and trademark mustache. It’s a fantastic reminder that even the masters of color relied on rigorous draftsmanship, using energetic cross-hatching to build volume and character without a single drop of paint.
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- Ink drawing
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