Frauenbildnis (Portrait of a Woman) 1914

This is Lovis Corinth's etching of a woman, made with fine, wiry lines. Imagine him bending over the plate, scratching away with focused energy. I love how the figure emerges from the ground, built up from tiny marks. It's almost ghostly, like a memory taking shape. The lines around her face are so delicate, giving her a thoughtful, melancholic air. Her hands are loosely clasped, her gaze direct and a little challenging. Corinth was part of the German Expressionist movement, and you can see that interest in capturing raw emotion here, even in this intimate portrait. It reminds me of Käthe Kollwitz's prints. Both artists had this amazing ability to convey the weight of human experience with just a few simple lines. And it's that kind of visual conversation across time that gets me really excited about art.