Self-Portrait with Hat and Coat
1915
Lovis Corinth stares out with an intense, almost haunted gaze in this 1915 self-portrait, bundled up in a heavy coat and hat. The frantic, raw brushstrokes are a hallmark of his shift toward Expressionism, a style he embraced after a severe stroke in 1911 completely changed his physical abilities and artistic vision. Clutching his paintbrushes at the bottom, he presents himself not just as a subject, but as a defiant creator still very much at work.
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