Museum Visit
Museum Visit May 12, 2022 Portrait of Dr. Haustein Portrait of Dr. Haustein 1928 Oil on Canvas Christian Schad The work I chose from the Thyssen - Bornemisza Museum was the Portrait of Dr. Haustein produced 1928 by Christian Schad. The painting is an Oil on canvas depicting the Dermatologist Dr. Haustein with what is believed to be the shadow of his wife in the background. While living in Berlin during the 1920-1930's Schad would spend a great deal of time engrossing himself in the nightlife of berlin. This led him to gathering places of the wealthy elite and some of the most prestigious people in Berlin. One of which was Dr. Haustein's salons. Christian Schad would describe and remember the salon as "Extreme intellectual and erotic license, typical of 1920's Berlin"(Schad, 1928). This led to the Portrait being created for the owner Dr. Haustein. The painting aside from denotations from Raphe...