Self-Portrait (Melancholy of the Mountains), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Self-Portrait (Melancholy of the Mountains)
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Self-Portrait (Melancholy of the Mountains), 1929


Blatt
544 x 400 mm
Druckstock
504 x 354 mm
Physical Description
Colour woodcut from two printing blocks on wove cardboard 2nd state (of 2)
Inventory Number
SG 3156
Object Number
SG 3156 D
Acquisition
Acquired in 1953 from the artist’s estate
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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In 1926, Kirchner’s compositions began to take on a clearer, more two-dimensional quality once again making more use of curved lines. In this self-portrait of 1929, the artist developed his face with a few precise parallel hatchings and clearly outlined zones. Together the distribution of the colour and handling of the line make allusions to light and shade while also endowing the portrait with rhythm and tension. As Schmidt-Rottluff had done in 1919, Kirchner here gave his eyes two different qualities: one is the wide-open eye of the visionary; the other takes in the world around.

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10.09.2024