Selbstporträt mit Affen (Geliebte Vorväter), Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig
Selbstporträt mit Affen (Geliebte Vorväter)
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Maria Lassnig

Selbstporträt mit Affen (Geliebte Vorväter), 2001


Dimensions
125 x 100 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
SG 1286
Acquisition
Acquired in 2005 with support from Margarethe and Gustav Kober, Frankfurt am Main, and the Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main.
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

Maria Lassnig portrays herself mercilessly as an old woman with bony shoulders and hollow cheeks. She looks questioningly at the viewer, while the monkey on her lap ruffles its hair. The monkey has various art-historical connotations. It stands for vanity, but also for the artist's skills as an imitator. Lassnig takes a decided stand against the artistic techniques of reproduction such as photorealistic painting. Instead, she interprets feelings, imaginative images and body awareness pictorially. In this self-portrait, the monkey becomes the artist's alter ego and reflects her inner processes.

About the Acquisition

Margarethe and Gustav Kober provide generous aid to numerous cultural organisations in Frankfurt. In addition to the Städel, the Kobers support – among others – the Historisches Museum, the Jüdisches Museum and the Museum für Moderne Kunst in a great variety of ways.

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06.11.2024