This mask is a rare document of the Dada movement and an embodiment of the so-called “approximate man.”
A-Level: Modern portraits
The body’s expressive contortions reflect sculptural tradition, but Schiele used it to express the interior self.
Egon Schiele, Seated Male Nude (Self-Portrait)
Is Schiele’s haunted figure meant to be a famed Austrian artist or Jesus Christ—or both?
Egon Schiele, The Hermits
Sander documented German people from all walks of life, but the goals of his project remain unclear.
August Sander, Portraits
Unusually, two figures make up this self-portrait, which is all sexuality but no passion.
Christian Schad, Self-Portrait
Picasso began his love affair with Gertrude Stein’s bank account when he learned of her support for Matisse.
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Gertrude Stein
Kirchner is rendered unable to create or destroy in this nightmarish wartime painting.
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