Max Slevogt, Brustbildnis des Somali Hassanó, 1912, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Inv.-Nr. M 2006-2

Bust Portrait of the Somali Hassanó, 1912

ArtistMax Slevogt, Landshut 1868–1932 Neukastel

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame50 × 36 cm

Status

not on display

About the workMax Slevogt, an artist from southern Germany, painted several portraits of a Somali man known as "Hassanó". Recent research suggests that this might have been the scholar Mohammed Nur. He came to Germany in 1910 to teach participants in a Berliner human zoo. People from various "exotic" cultures were put on display for the many visitors who attended. The enthusiasm for the foreign went hand in hand with a feeling of superiority over the "savages". While the model in this portrait appears self-confident, other depictions by Slevogt are clearly characterised by this attitude.

AccessionAcquisition 2006

Provenanceo.D. Sammlung Carl (auch Karl) Emil Steinbart (Westpreußen 1852 - 1923 Berlin), Berlin, vermutl. erworben vom Künstler; [...]; mind. 1968 Privatsammlung, Amsterdam; [...]; o.D. Sammlung Michael und Birgit Koch, Kallstadt; ab 2002 Museum Kunstpalast (heute Kunstpalast), Düsseldorf, erhalten als Dauerleihgabe; 2006 erworben von Michael und Birgit Koch, Kallstadt

Inventory numberM 2006-2

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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