Remembering Christian Schad (August 21, 1894–1982) He was a German painter and photographer closely associated with the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) movement. His art is known for its precise, cool realism, smooth surfaces, and psychologically intense portraits. Schad often depicted the fashionable, bohemian, and sometimes unsettling world of European society during the 1920s, capturing his subjects with an almost photographic clarity and emotional distance.

His most famous painting is Self-Portrait with Model (Selbstbildnis mit Modell), 1927. The work portrays Schad beside a partially nude woman and is celebrated for its sharp realism, mysterious atmosphere, and sense of emotional detachment.