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The image shows a man with a distinct facial expression. He has short hair and a thick mustache. His torso is exposed, and he holds his hands in a neutral position in front of himself. The background is composed of soft tones. The man looks directly at the viewer.

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The image shows a man with a distinct facial expression. He has short hair and a thick mustache. His torso is exposed, and he holds his hands in a neutral position in front of himself. The background is composed of soft tones. The man looks directly at the viewer.

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Self-Portrait
Datec. 1916

Artist Koloman Moser (1868 Wien – 1918 Wien)

ULAN

Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions
74 × 50 cm
Signatureunlabelled
Inventory number5569
Location Currently not on display
His great talent was his versatility: painting and graphics, applied art, fashion, interior and set design—Koloman Moser was at home in all these disciplines. As a founder member of the Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte, he both paved the way and shaped the path of Viennese modernism. Moser portrays himself in a strictly frontal pose, his shirt open, his chest naked, his eyes wide. He has a visionary quality, almost Christlike with light encircling his head like a halo. The painting’s cool colors and the strictly symmetrical composition are also striking and were inspired by the work of his Swiss colleague Ferdinand Hodler.

Provenance
Exhibitions

Bis 1962 Hans Ankwicz-Kleehoven, Wien.
Alexandra Ankwicz-Kleehoven, Wien
1963 Ankauf Alexandra Ankwicz-Kleehoven, Wien

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