Self-Portrait 1950

"Self-Portrait" (1950) is an etching by the American artist Leon Goldin (1923-2009). The work is a striking close-up of the artist's face, depicted in a realistic style that emphasizes the details of his features. The hatched lines that make up the image are created by the artist using a burin, a tool used for engraving. The detailed, precise lines in this work capture the artist's individuality and inner world, while the subject matter of the self-portrait is a traditional artistic approach to expressing identity and exploring the nature of self-reflection.