Self-Portrait with Hat

Enrico Glicenstein's ink sketch presents a direct study of the artist in formal dress and fedora, rendered with assured line work and expressive shading. Born in Turek, Russia in 1870, Glicenstein emigrated to New York, where he practiced as a sculptor and draftsman. This portrait demonstrates his command of quick, gestural mark-making—the vocabulary of working drawings that preceded finished works. The piece reflects early twentieth-century figure study methods, where artists captured likeness through economical hatching and bold contours. Glicenstein's approach here anticipates the graphic efficiency that would define modern illustration and sequential art.