Melancholie c. 1924

"Melancholie" is a pen and ink drawing created by Karl Wiener, a German artist, around 1924. The drawing features a solitary female figure, rendered in a realistic style, seated in a darkened room. The woman’s posture and the somber tone of the drawing evoke a sense of melancholy and introspective contemplation, a common theme in Wiener's work. The use of fine, hatched lines, which build up to create depth and detail in the drawing, suggests the artist's meticulous approach and attention to realism.