Petit autoportrait
1913
Max Beckmann created this intense, scratchy self-portrait in 1913, right before the world plunged into the chaos of World War I. The German Expressionist used jagged, frantic lines to capture a haunting, almost ghostly version of himself, with dark, hollowed-out eyes that seem to stare right through the viewer. It's a raw, unfiltered look into the artist's psyche, showing the anxiety and tension of the era long before he became famous for his massive, complex triptychs. You can almost feel the nervous energy radiating from every single stroke.
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