Akt II (Woman Seated in Front of a Mirror)
1920
A woman sits before a mirror, vaguely gazing at her own reflection. Heavy charcoal lines delineate her silhouette.
It appears to be a sketch depicting a city woman's daily routine, a tranquil moment of grooming in her private room.
However, in reality, this painting does not depict peaceful repose. It portrays a sense of inescapable stagnation and a person who has lost themselves.
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Hermann Max Pechstein was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and a me…
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