Zelfportret met skelet
1896
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with his own mortality, Lovis Corinth stares down the viewer in this striking 1896 self-portrait. The German artist, who would later become a pioneer of Expressionism, poses casually in a striped shirt and tie next to a grinning skeleton hanging from a hook. The cityscape visible through the window hints at the bustling life outside, contrasting sharply with the grim, bony companion inside the studio. It's a classic 'memento mori' with a modern, slightly cheeky twist, reminding us that death is always just a window away.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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