Hand and Head: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Self-Portrait as Soldier

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Self-Portrait as Soldier is one of the best-known self-portraits of the modern classical period. With its sharp foreground focus on the uniformed artist's bloody amputated hand, the painting has long been interpreted as a vehement protest against war, specifically World War I and Kirchner's participation in it.

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