Manfred Georg: The Rebel 1918

Editor: This is Walter Gramatté's etching, "Manfred Georg: The Rebel." The figure's expression seems so raw and vulnerable; it's unnerving. What’s your take on it? Curator: For me, it’s as if Gramatté has bottled up the very essence of defiance and then… released it onto this tiny plate. See how the lines almost vibrate with nervous energy? And those eyes—they're windows, aren't they, into a soul wrestling with… well, everything! Editor: It's intense. I'm seeing more in the lines now, the raw emotion almost jumps off the page. Curator: Precisely! Art isn't always about pretty pictures, sometimes it's a mirror reflecting our own inner turmoil. Editor: Right! I see that now!