Self Portrait As A Soldier

Composition A Trois Personnages
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Karel Appel

Gerard Boersma
acrylic on panel
±24" x 12" or 60 x 30 cm
2025

On this painting you see me taking in a self portrait as a soldier by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. This is a powerful Expressionist painting from 1915 that critiques the trauma and devastation of World War I through symbolism rather than a literal depiction of war.

The most prominent symbol is the bandaged, bleeding stump where Kirchner's right hand should be, representing both his inability to paint and a broader loss of function, function as an artist as a result of the psychological impact of the war.

Self Portrait As A Soldier is an original, 100% handmade painting and comes with a hand signed Certificate of Authenticity. The painting is signed on the front and back.

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kind regards, Gerard Boersma

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