Der Blutende (Bleeding Man), Max Oppenheimer

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Max Oppenheimer, Der Blutende (Bleeding Man)
Max Oppenheimer, Der Blutende (Bleeding Man)
Max Oppenheimer
Der Blutende (Bleeding Man)
1910–1911
Der Blutende (Bleeding Man), 1910–1911
Where object was made: Austria
Material/technique: canvas; oil
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 103.9 x 80.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 40 7/8 x 31 11/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 48 x 39 x 2 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 121.92 x 99.06 x 5.08 cm
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1975.0042
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Corpus," Apr-2012, Kris Ercums Blood oozes from the chest and onto the crossed hands of this powerful nude male figure whose writhing body extends beyond the pictorial space. The figure’s anguished expression, deathly pallor, and contorted body convey an intense suffering from his mortal wounds. Yet his partially opened lips, the warm tones pulsating beneath the chalky greys, and the rubbed and scratched areas of vein-like networks emit a mystical, ecstatic vitality. This figure, a self-likeness of the artist, was also likened by critics at the time to that of a prophet who bears the worldly problems of humanity, sacrificing himself for spiritual redemption. Inspired by readings of Nietzsche, Christian mystics, Eastern philosophies and other traditions, the circle of artists and writers in which Mopp participated (in cities like Vienna, Munich and Berlin), promoted a notion of the artist as a martyred spiritual leader.

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Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast
Audio Tour – Bulldog Podcast