Självporträtt

by Tyra Lundgren

Artist Tyra Lundgren (Sverige, 1897 - 1979)

Alternate Title

Self-portrait

Date1921

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 45 × 36 cm Ram: 65 × 54 × 9,5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 1978 with contribution from The Axel Hirsch Foundation

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM 115

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkTyra Lundgren painted this self-portrait in her Paris studio in 1921, the first year Swedish women were allowed to vote in a national election. She often used herself as a model, and claimed that the reasons were practical rather than self-centred. “You feel like painting and need a face”, she stated matter-of-factly. And yet, this image tempts us to think about identity and different states of mind. Is the gaze resigned, or contemplative? The features are remarkably androgynous in this and many of her other portraits. In some paintings she portrays herself coarsely; in others, elegantly dressed like a dandy. Tyra Lundgren’s fascination with style, clothes and hats makes details of this kind into significant aesthetic elements in her art.
Selected exhibition history Konstnären (den 24 september 2016 - den 19 februari 2017) Moderna Museet Malmö Ingens hundar: svensk konst genom hundra år (1998) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Den tredje handen. Maurizio Cattelan och Moderna Museets samling (den 24 februari 2024 - den 12 januari 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Konstnären (den 11 februari 2016 - den 4 september 2016) Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 10 historier - svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling (2007) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Konstnären : [Moderna Museet Malmö 24/9 2016-19/2 2017]10 historier : svensk konst 1910-1945 ur Moderna Museets samling : [2/6 - 9/9 2007]

Works by the artist