Caption

Self-portrait, print, Self-portrait with goatee in profile. Below that a dark area with stripes., annotation: 'First woodcut', printmaker: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (signed by artist), 1896, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), woodcut, height 456 mm x width 300 mm, Person, portrait, self-portrait of artist, A monochrome print shows a side profile of a man with dark hair, a mustache, and a small beard, facing left inside an arched frame; he wears a collared shirt and a vest. The background around him contains dense, linear hatch marks and textured areas with a mix of dark and light strokes. Below the portrait, abstract patterns of sharp, radiating lines and elongated oval shapes fill the space, creating a layered, scratched texture across the lower portion of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_106

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.0Mb (8.9Mb) / 6.8in x 21.1in / 2039 x 6344 (300dpi)

Keywords

Self-portrait print goatee profile dark area stripes annotation First woodcut printmaker Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita signed artist 1896 paper Japanese paper handmade paper woodcut height 456 mm x width 300 mm Person portrait self-portrait monochrome print side profile man dark hair mustache small beard facing left inside arched frame wears collared shirt vest background contains dense linear hatch marks textured areas mix dark light strokes abstract patterns sharp radiating lines elongated oval shapes fill space creating layered scratched texture across lower portion image