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Self-Portrait with Red Scarf

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This self-portrait was executed in 1917 and reflects his negative impressions of the still ongoing war. His left hand shows what appears to be the suggestion of a wound. The head of the artist is located exactly at the intersection of the cross that can be seen through the window. The symbol of the
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cross can be seen as suggesting the artist as a martyr, while the red scarf also seems to represent his rebellion against the circumstances. He said at this time: "Humility before God is over. My religion (...) is a challenge against God, in my paintings I rebuke God for everything he did wrong."
124:, suffering a serious nervous collapse in July 1915. His view of the war had changed drastically and this is reflected in the paintings he did afterwards. In his own words, the war impressions made him want to "enclose the unspeakable things of life in... sharp, crystalline surfaces and lines". 161: 250: 210: 390: 242: 258: 359: 314: 117: 203: 354: 322: 395: 385: 282: 132: 97: 75: 330: 298: 196: 306: 274: 234: 135:
in 1924, but was confiscated by the Nazi regimen in 1937, during their purge of so-called
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80 cm × 60 cm (31 in × 24 in)
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enthusiastically, experienced the horrors of warfare in the
139:. It returned to the museum's collection in 1948. 377: 204: 211: 197: 103: 96:, executed in 1917. It is housed at the 378: 251:Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery 156: 154: 152: 192: 112:, who had joined the German Army at 149: 13: 243:Portrait of Mink with Violet Shawl 14: 407: 180:Max Beckmann, Katalog der Gemälde 131:The painting was acquired by the 218: 92:is an oil on canvas painting by 27: 172: 1: 182:, 2 Bde., Bern, 1976 (German) 142: 267:Self-Portrait with Red Scarf 89:Self-Portrait with Red Scarf 22:Self-Portrait with Red Scarf 7: 10: 412: 178:Erhard and Barbara Göpel, 391:Paintings by Max Beckmann 355:Max Beckmann Gesellschaft 341: 323:Self-Portrait Yellow-Pink 226: 71: 63: 53: 45: 35: 26: 21: 16:Painting by Max Beckmann 283:Self-Portrait in Tuxedo 133:Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 104:History and description 98:Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 76:Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 360:Beckmann and Theosophy 259:Descent from the Cross 108:The physician soldier 299:Quappi in Pink Jumper 235:Young Men by the Sea 349:Minna Beckmann-Tube 373: 372: 85: 84: 403: 315:Mother and Child 213: 206: 199: 190: 189: 183: 176: 170: 169: 158: 31: 19: 18: 411: 410: 406: 405: 404: 402: 401: 400: 376: 375: 374: 369: 365:New Objectivity 337: 222: 217: 187: 186: 177: 173: 162:"Einzelansicht" 160: 159: 150: 145: 106: 17: 12: 11: 5: 409: 399: 398: 396:Self-portraits 393: 388: 386:1917 paintings 371: 370: 368: 367: 362: 357: 352: 345: 343: 339: 338: 336: 335: 327: 319: 311: 303: 295: 291:The Wendelsveg 287: 279: 271: 263: 255: 247: 239: 230: 228: 224: 223: 216: 215: 208: 201: 193: 185: 184: 171: 147: 146: 144: 141: 137:Degenerate art 105: 102: 83: 82: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 47: 43: 42: 37: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 408: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 383: 381: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 350: 347: 346: 344: 340: 333: 332: 328: 325: 324: 320: 317: 316: 312: 309: 308: 304: 301: 300: 296: 293: 292: 288: 285: 284: 280: 277: 276: 272: 269: 268: 264: 261: 260: 256: 253: 252: 248: 245: 244: 240: 237: 236: 232: 231: 229: 225: 221: 214: 209: 207: 202: 200: 195: 194: 191: 181: 175: 167: 166:Staatsgalerie 163: 157: 155: 153: 148: 140: 138: 134: 129: 125: 123: 119: 118:Western Front 115: 111: 101: 99: 95: 91: 90: 81: 77: 74: 70: 66: 62: 59: 58:Oil on canvas 56: 52: 48: 44: 41: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 351:(first wife) 329: 321: 313: 305: 297: 289: 281: 273: 266: 265: 257: 249: 241: 233: 220:Max Beckmann 179: 174: 165: 130: 126: 110:Max Beckmann 107: 94:Max Beckmann 88: 87: 86: 40:Max Beckmann 331:Falling Man 310:(1932–1935) 302:(1932–1934) 278:(1918–1919) 114:World War I 380:Categories 143:References 64:Dimensions 307:Departure 275:The Night 227:Paintings 80:Stuttgart 122:Flanders 72:Location 342:Related 334:(1950) 326:(1943) 318:(1936) 294:(1928) 286:(1927) 270:(1917) 262:(1917) 254:(1917) 246:(1910) 238:(1905) 54:Medium 36:Artist 120:and 49:1917 46:Year 382:: 164:. 151:^ 100:. 78:, 212:e 205:t 198:v 168:.

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Max Beckmann
Oil on canvas
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Max Beckmann
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Max Beckmann
World War I
Western Front
Flanders
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Degenerate art



"Einzelansicht"
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Max Beckmann
Young Men by the Sea
Portrait of Mink with Violet Shawl
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery
Descent from the Cross
Self-Portrait with Red Scarf
The Night
Self-Portrait in Tuxedo
The Wendelsveg
Quappi in Pink Jumper

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