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On laid Van Gelder Zonen laid paper. One of 17 copies in this condition. Signed lower right.
Schiefler-Mosel lists a total of 19 copies for all states.
One of the very few self-portraits in Nolde’s oeuvre that he actually titled with this title. The shape of the hat suggests rural life on Alsen, while the questionable look suggests whether he should take the step of renting a permanent apartment in the metropolis of Berlin. He did so in 1911 and from then on regularly spent the winters there with his wife Ada, depicting city life in his work. A daring but logical step, incidentally – without any direct connection, but nevertheless remarkable – concurrent with the definitive relocation of the “Brücke” artist group from Dresden to Berlin.
