Self-Portrait
1935
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woodcut
Dimensions
image: 262 x 222 mm sheet: 383 x 287 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.1945
Art Historical Context
Isac Friedlander's *Self-Portrait* (1935) is a striking woodcut that captures the artist's introspective gaze amid the turbulent 1930s. Born in Latvia and shaped by the Russian Revolution's upheavals, Friedlanderated to the United States 1929, settling into New York's vibrant art scene during the Great Depression. This-portrait, measuring 262 x 222 mm on a larger 383 x 287 mm sheet, reflects his resilience and the era's social anxieties, rendered with the raw intensity typical of his expressionistic style. Woodcuts like this one highlight Friedlander's mastery of the medium, a labor-intensive...