For Armin Mueller-Stahl (* 1930) the time that he can spend alone in his studio is liberating: "When I am drawing, time slips out of my body." Born into an ex­ceptionally artistic family, he has been drawing and painting since his childhood-almost on a daily basis. In recent years he has produced many wonderful works: drawings, sketches, paintings, and lithographs dedicated to outstanding literary figures or musi­cians-from Hölderlin to the Beatles-as well as pri­vate journal entries. Since going public with his visual abilities, the multitalented actor has shown his works in numerous exhibitions. With the representative se­lection of works on paper included in this volume, this brilliant actor and talented story-teller, who also trained as a musician, impressively demonstrates his gift for incisive observation, a talent that has defined all aspects of his artistic work.