In 1965 the French-Israeli artist, Avigdor Arikha decided to give up working in an abstract manner, as he had been up to that point. Instead, he began to paint, draw and etch from life, inspired by the example of his friend Alberto Giacometti. In 1973 he resumed painting, but again only from life. Arikha’s prints concentrate on portraits of family and friends and himself, as well as still-lifes. This self-portrait shows the artist’s face in close-up and with strong foreshortening.