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Selbstporträt
Selbstporträt is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Anton Ebert. It dates from 1895 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting is executed in oil on panel, a support commonly associated with intimate, small-scale portraits of this period.
Selbstporträt is a self-portrait in which the artist Anton Ebert depicts himself as the sole subject. Classified as a self-portrait genre painting, the work presents Ebert as both creator and sitter, a conventional format in late nineteenth-century portraiture that allowed artists to assert their own likeness and identity within the tradition of painted self-representation.
The painting is executed in oil on panel, a support commonly associated with intimate, small-scale portraits of this period. With dimensions of 51.5 by 42.5 centimetres, the relatively modest format reinforces the personal, introspective character typical of the self-portrait genre, in which the artist contemplates or presents himself as the central focus of the composition.
Technique & Style
Created in 1889, this self-portrait by Anton Ebert is executed in oil paint on a panel support. The work measures 51.5 cm in height and 42.5 cm in width. As a painted portrait, it depicts the artist himself as the primary subject.
The piece is classified within the genre of self-portraiture and is held in the collection of the Belvedere.
History & Provenance
Created in 1889, this self-portrait was executed by Anton Ebert using oil paint on a panel. The work measures 51.5 cm in height and 42.5 cm in width. While specific details regarding its original commission or early ownership history are not provided in the available records, the painting is currently held in the collection of the Belvedere in Vienna. It has also been associated with the Kunsthistorisches Museum in terms of its collection history.
Anton Ebert's 1889 oil-on-panel self-portrait is held in the collection of the Belvedere in Vienna. The work is also associated with the Kunsthistorisches Museum within the same institutional complex. Specific inventory or accession numbers for this painting are not provided in the available records. No exhibition history is documented in the current sources.
Overview
Selftporträt is an oil painting created by Anton Ebert in 1895, featuring a self-portrait of the artist himself. The work is part of the collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Context
The late 19th-century context of the painting may reflect the artist's personal or professional state at the time, though specific contextual influences or movements are not immediately evident from the work itself.
Legacy
Information on the painting's broader impact or legacy within Anton Ebert's oeuvre or beyond is not provided, suggesting it may be more notable for its biographical insight into the artist than for pioneering artistic achievements.
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Anton Ebert painted oil scenes of people and city life in the late 1800s. In 1889 he showed “The Café Terrace in Munich,” a nighttime crowd scene lit by gas lamps. His brushwork blends Realist detail with the quiet mood…
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