Artwork
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Edvard Weie. It dates from 1915 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As a self-portrait, the painting functions as an iconographic record of the creator himself, presenting his likeness as the main subject.
The work depicts the artist Edvard Weie, serving as a direct self-representation created in 1915. As a self-portrait, the painting functions as an iconographic record of the creator himself, presenting his likeness as the main subject. The composition focuses entirely on the figure of Weie, offering a visual document of his appearance during the early 20th century.
No additional symbolic elements or allegorical figures are identified in the available records; the meaning of the piece rests on the straightforward presentation of the artist's own image.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil paint on a canvas support, measuring approximately 570 mm in height and 450 mm in width. As a painting, it relies on the traditional medium of oil pigment bound in linseed oil applied to a woven textile ground. No further details about the artist’s handling, surface condition, or specific stylistic traits are provided in the sources. The piece is catalogued as a painting and classified within the portrait genre, specifically a self‑portrait.
History & Provenance
Edvard Weie painted Self-Portrait in 1915, as established by both the artist’s internal records and its catalogued inception date. The work was executed in oil on canvas, measuring 57 by 45 centimeters.
From its creation, the painting has remained in institutional custody. It entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) in Copenhagen, where it has been held without documented changes in ownership.
The painting is held by Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, where it is recorded as part of the national collection. It was accessioned in 1915, the same year as its execution.
It was included in the exhibition "Edvard Weie: Malerier og tegninger" held at Statens Museum for Kunst in 1987.
Overview
Edvard Weie’s self‑portrait, executed in oil in 1915, presents the Danish modernist artist seated before a window. The work is part of the Statens Museum for Kunst’s collection and exemplifies his engagement with post‑impressionist concerns about color and form.
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Artist
Viggo Thorvald Edvard Weie (18 November 1879 - 9 April 1943) was a Danish Modernist painter. He was a recipient of Eckersberg Medal in 1925. He died during 1943 in Frederiksberg.
