The Great Anxiety (Self-Portrait in Three-Quarter Profile to the Right) (Die große Angst [Selbstportrat, Kopf im Halbprofil nach rechts])

Walter Gramatté

National Gallery of Art

This print shows a stylized representation of a person with only their head and one hand prominently displayed. The face is slightly turned to the right, and it has exaggerated features, including large circular eyes with swirling pupils, a pointed nose, and a wide brow. It is painted in shades of bluish-green, with bright yellow-green highlights. Above the head are several sweeping lines and soft pastel colors such as purple, pink, and blue, perhaps indicating a hat. The hand is near the bottom left corner, and it is elongated, with twisted fingers reaching outward. The hand is painted in the same bluish-green hue. The background is a blend of pastel colors, mainly purple and pink tones, and some curved off-white sections below the head could suggest shoulders or a torso, crisscrossed with thin black lines.