Marianne before a Mirror, Karl Hubbuch
Karl Hubbuch
Marianne before a Mirror
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Karl Hubbuch

Marianne before a Mirror, 1929 – 1930


Dimensions
100 x 100 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
2330
Acquisition
Acquired in 2010 with means provided by the Werner Wirthle bequest
Status
On loan

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Disturbingly direct, curvaceous, crazy - with a libidinous grin, Hubbuch's model Marianne sticks out her breasts towards the viewer without a hint of embarrassment. The nude portraits by the Karlsruhe artist Karl Hubbuch aroused strong criticism for insistently opposing the bourgeois image of woman as wife, housewife and mother. The National Socialists felt provoked by the "perverse show of flesh", which contributed to the "corruption of the people", and they dismissed Hubbuch from his post as professor at the Karlsruhe Art Academy. The painter remains one of the best-known representatives of New Objectivity.

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02.12.2024