Self-Portrait is a painting by Ivar Arosenius which was uploaded on August 5th, 2017.
Self-Portrait
Brooding self-portrait by Swedish artist and picture book author Ivar Arosenius (1878-1909), painted in 1908. The picture's dark sense of forboding... more
Title
Self-Portrait
Artist
Ivar Arosenius
Medium
Painting - Print On Paper
Description
Brooding self-portrait by Swedish artist and picture book author Ivar Arosenius (1878-1909), painted in 1908. The picture's dark sense of forboding and exclusion found its apotheosis the following year when Arosenius, a haemophiliac, succumbed to complications arising from his illness. What appears to be a mausoleum, or similar classical structure, on the hill in the background underlines the sombre nature of the image, as does Arosenius's bleak gaze and all-black attire. A remarkable piece of symbolic art, in other words.
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August 5th, 2017
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