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Self-Portrait with Cigarette (Norwegian: Selvportrett med sigarett)[2] is an 1895 painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. Munch's use of the cigarette and physical decay as a rejection of societal values aroused controversy following the self-portrait's 1895 exhibition. As of 2021, the work is held by the National Gallery in Oslo.

Self-Portrait with Cigarette
Artist	Edvard Munch
Year	1895
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	110.5 cm × 85.5 cm (43.5 in × 33.7 in)[1]
Location	National Gallery, Oslo

Composition

The artist is surrounded by a dark shadow as he holds a smoking cigarette. John Ravenal compares the painting's dramatic lighting to that of a stage.[3]^: 88 Sue Prideaux writes that "Munch appears from the cigarette smoke like a genie from a bottle".[4]^: 157 The cigarette, which the art historian Patricia Berman calls "a nexus for marginal social identities in the 1890s", was a symbol for "deviancy" and the "social dissolution" between class and gender boundaries. Thus, its inclusion in the self-portrait rejects traditional values and associates Munch with bohemianism and decadence. Berman also believes that the artist's depiction of himself with a "thin, dissolving body" and "sallow skin" employs physical decay to challenge social and health norms.[5]^{: 627, 644}

History

The painting was exhibited at Blomqvist's in Oslo during the autumn of 1895, along with Munch's other works including the 1893 version of The Scream, the 1894–1895 version of Madonna, and Vampire.[5]^: 627 The self-portrait was originally intended to be exhibited as "twin wedding portraits" with Munch's portrait of his supposed lover Dagny Juel. However, Juel's father asked Munch to take down his daughter's portrait before the exhibition, which Munch did. Self-Portrait with Cigarette was purchased that year by the National Gallery, now part of the National Museum of Norway.[1][4]^{: 147, 157}

The self-portrait's exhibition led to controversy surrounding Munch's mental health. Johan Scharffenberg, then a medical student, suggested the painting to be a manifestation of Munch's amorality and mental degeneration; Scharffenberg diagnosed the artist as a sick and corrupting influence on Norwegian youth.[5]^: 629 Berman identifies this and other criticism of the painting's potential danger towards society to be motivated by influential thinkers such as Max Nordau.[5]^: 6

From 1908 to 1909, Munch produced a lithograph also titled Self-Portrait with Cigarette.[6]^: 29 He also made a photographic reproduction of the painting some time between 1907 and 1909.[4]^: 256

From February to May 2006, the self-portrait and 86 other paintings by Munch were featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the first 21st-century retrospective of Munch's career, titled Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul.[7]

See also

• Tobacco and art

References

На других языках

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[de] Selbstbildnis mit Zigarette

Selbstbildnis mit Zigarette (auch Selbstporträt mit Zigarette, norwegisch Selvportrett med sigarett) ist ein Gemälde von Edvard Munch aus dem Jahr 1895. Es zeigt den norwegischen Maler mit einer Zigarette in der Hand inmitten von Rauchschwaden. Das Bild gilt als eines der ersten bedeutenden Selbstbildnisse des Künstlers.

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- [en] Self-Portrait with Cigarette

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[es] Autorretrato con cigarrillo

Autorretrato con cigarrillo (en noruego, Selvportrett med sigarett) es una pintura de 1895 del artista noruego Edvard Munch. El uso de Munch del cigarrillo y la descomposición física como un rechazo de los valores sociales suscitó controversia después de la exhibición del autorretrato de 1895. Al 2021, la obra está en poder de la Galería Nacional de Oslo.

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[it] Autoritratto con sigaretta

Autoritratto con sigaretta (in norvegese Selvportrett med sigarett)[1] è un dipinto del 1895 del pittore norvegese Edvard Munch. L'uso della sigaretta e del decadimento fisico da parte di Munch come rifiuto dei valori sociali suscitò polemiche in seguito all'esposizione dell'autoritratto del 1895. A partire dal 2021, l'opera è conservata presso la Galleria nazionale di Oslo.

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