Erich Heckel / Self-Portrait: Bearded Man / 1922

Erich Heckel
Self-Portrait: Bearded Man
1922
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Creator Name: Heckel, Erich
Creator Nationality: European; Northern European; German
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1883 - 1970
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Erich Heckel
Title: Self-Portrait: Bearded Man
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1922
Creation End Date: 1922
Creation Date: 1922
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: tempera on white wove paper
Dimensions: H.24-3/4 x W.18-3/4 in.
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE; DATE; INSCRIPTION
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 97.42
Credit Line: The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Copyright: ? Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Rights: http://www.arsny.com
Context:

As a member of the famed group of Expressionists known as "Die Brücke" (The Bridge), Heckel had always been interested in self-portraiture. The artist's feelings towards himself made up a large part of the Expressionist's search for a more subjective and expressive art. This intense portrait from 1922 shows Heckel in his studio decorated with wall hangings of primitive-like motifs. With his shadowy beard, gaunt face, and darkened skin, he depicts himself like a native standing amidst an artificial jungle. This primitive role-playing was another aspect of the Brücke's desire for a more spiritual relationship to nature and creativity. Even though the Brücke had disbanded years earlier, Heckel continued to explore this kind of primitivism well into the 1920s.

AMICA ID: MIA_.97.42
Component Measured: sheet
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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