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Selbstbildnis mit Pinsel und Palette
Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette
Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg - ARTOTHEK

Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette, 1913

ArtistMax Liebermann, Berlin 1847–1935 Berlin
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame89 × 72,3 × 2 cm
Dimensions with frame110 × 93,5 × 6,5 cm
Status
not on display
About the workAt an advanced age, the Berlin painter Max Liebermann often portrayed himself. He later said that he did not paint his self-portraits out of vanity, but primarily "regarded himself as an object that I could study thoroughly". In this case, the restrained choice of colour, among other things, focuses attention entirely on the artist's striking head. The painting was acquired by the Düsseldorf art museum in 1957. The institution had sold a similar self-portrait by the Jewish artist during the National Socialist era, hence this one was a substitute
AccessionAcquisition 1957
ProvenanceBis 27.2.1915 im Besitz des Künstlers; 27.2.1915 Paul Cassirer, Berlin, erworben vom Künstler; 16.10.1915 Thannhauser Galerie, München, erworben von Cassirer; vermutl. 1923 Privatbesitz, erworben von Thannhauser; [...]; 1957 erworben von der Galerie Wilhelm Großhennig, Düsseldorf
Inventory numberM 5397
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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