Drawings – [September 1907]

RG72 Selbstbildnis, dated “15 September” either 1907 or, possibly 1908, verso RG71 Selbstbildnis. Pencil on paper, 40 x 29.9 cms. Wien Museum. This series of three drawings, RG72-74, all dated September, but without a year, have been understandably ascribed to after the denouement in 1908, sometimes as an indicator of Gerstl’s suicidal state of mind. However, these sketches bear far greater resemblance to Gerstl’s appearance in autumn 1907 (see Selbstbildnis, lachend) than to his self-portraits from just before his death. Kallir 58 – exhibited at Neue Galerie from opening, 28 September 1931. Thesis – pp. 293-294.

RG73 Selbstbildnis, dated “29 September” either 1907 or, possibly 1908. Ink on paper, 38.6 x 28 cms. Albertina Vienna. The second of three sketches dated September, but without the year, these better represent the taciturn, withdrawn nature of Gerstl’s character that his friend and subject, Paula Fey (see Die Schwestern Fey, portrayed in her letter to Breicha. Kallir 59 – exhibited at Neue Galerie from opening, 28 September 1931. Thesis – pp. 293-294.

RG74 Selbstbildnis, dated “29 September” either 1907 or, possibly 1908. Charcoal, ink on paper, 40 x 29.5 cms. Galerie St. Etienne, New York. The third of three sketches dated September, but without the year, they maintain Gerstl’s customary piercing, cold look found in several others of his self-portraits. Kallir 63 – exhibited at Neue Galerie from opening, 28 September 1931. Thesis – pp. 293-294.

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1902-1905 ♦ ♦ Gmunden 1907 ♦ ♦ 1906 – June 1907 ♦ ♦ Summer 1908 – Suicide

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1902-1905: Zentzytzki ♦ ♦ Bäumer ♦ ♦ Frauenkopf ♦ ♦ Unger:I ♦ ♦ Unger:II ♦ ♦ Blue Self-portrait ♦ ♦ Kinderbild ♦ ♦ Selbstbildnis, lachend (Fragment) ♦ ♦ Schwestern Fey

1906-June 1907: Trude Geiringer ♦ ♦ Schönberg ♦ ♦ Mathilde und Gertrud ♦ ♦ Frau mit Federhut ♦ ♦ Grinzing ♦ ♦ Emil Gerstl ♦ ♦ Selbsbildnis mit Palette ♦ ♦ Diez ♦ ♦ Alois Gerstl ♦ ♦ Smaragda Berg ♦ ♦ Mutter und Tochter ♦ ♦ Selbsbildnis Drawing/1 ♦ ♦ Selbsbildnis Drawing/2 ♦ ♦ Selbsbildnis Drawing/3 ♦ ♦ Selbsbildnis Drawing/4 ♦ ♦ vor dem Ofen ♦ ♦ Selbstbildnis (Studie) ♦ ♦ Kleines Selbstbildnis ♦ ♦ Dame mit Federhut ♦ ♦ Kahlenberg ♦ ♦ Oberländer ♦ ♦ Herrenbildnis ♦ ♦ Kniestück ♦ ♦ Selbsbildnis Drawing/2

Gmunden 1907: Obstbaum mit Holzstützen ♦ ♦ Blumenwiese ♦ ♦ Gartenbild ♦ ♦ Baum im Garten ♦ ♦ Prillinger ♦ ♦ Uferpromenade ♦ ♦ Obstbaum ♦ ♦ Baumstudie ♦ ♦ Gartenzaun ♦ ♦ Mathilde Schönberg:II ♦ ♦ Traunseelandschaft ♦ ♦ Baum am Traunsee ♦ ♦ Schlafender Griechin ♦ ♦ Landschaftsstudie ♦ ♦ Selbstbildnis, lachend (1907)

Autumn 1907-Spring 1908: Self 15 September ♦ ♦ Self 29 September/1 ♦ ♦ Self 29 September/2 ♦ ♦ Liechtensteinpalais ♦ ♦ Donaukanal ♦ ♦ Nußdorf ♦ ♦ Sitzende Frau ♦ ♦ Sitzende Mann ♦ ♦ Mathilde im Atelier ♦ ♦ Halbfigurenportrait ♦ ♦ Henryka Cohn

Gmunden 1908-Suicide: Alban Berg? ♦ ♦ Traunseelandschaft 1908 ♦ ♦ Doppelbildnis ♦ ♦ Zemlinsky ♦ ♦ Mathilde im Garten ♦ ♦ Familie Schönberg ♦ ♦ Gruppenbildnis ♦ ♦ Akt im Freien ♦ ♦ Nußdorferstraße ♦ ♦ Zimmer ♦ ♦ Maria Gerstl ♦ ♦ Halbakt ♦ ♦ Selbstbildnis 12 September 1908 ♦ ♦ Frauenakt

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