


Self-Portrait in front of the Easel
January 1888, Paris
Oil on canvas, 65 x 51 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam




—John Gilbert






—Grace Kelly







Nussbaum died at Auschwitz in 1944 at the age of 39. A museum devoted to Nussbaum’s work was completed in 1998 in his hometown of Osnabrück.

Beverly Hills, CA
Photo by: Steve Cohn
www.stevecohnphotography.com
Robert – you could take a picture of Grace Kelly slathered in cold cream and bathrobe and I’d like it. And what a profound truth about the press. (of course the press enabled her world-wide popularity).
Van Gogh – I can see the suffering in his face.
What a wonderful picture of Maayan!
With Anastasia and Felix is see the beauty of their art and know that evil will befall both of them.
The gangbanger? Nice pic and I’m guessing ’53 Chevy.
My late great aunt – who lived above Warner Brothers for decades – off Barham Blvd – had a light blue ’54 Chevy for 30 years – complete with that clear cheesy plastic they used to put on the fabric seat covers in the 50s – I suspect that is rolling with a gang banger these days…
“…a picture of Grace Kelly slathered in cold cream and bathrobe…”
I think I need a cold shower.
Love Vivian Maier’s work. Is that the car from last week’s photo? (I already compared the dates.) What make/model is that?
Good erev Shabbos.
I love the Vivian Maier photo. I like how Vivian used the worker as a prop, but what about the photo-bomber… was she staged or incidental?
Van Gogh, Bing, Matisse, et. al. all very nice.
The Felix Nussbaum self-portrait is sad — note the dark foreboding sky and dead tree — but I can’t help but think that he looks like Humphrey Bogart in this painting!
I love the action shot of Maayan jumping. I don’t know much about photography, but Mr. Cohn caught her in mid jump with her face perfectly in focus, but her shoes and the background slightly out of focus — and I like the one-eyed look here. 🙂
I also like the “To be continued” instead of “The End” — that means there’s more to come next week!
Have a wonderful Sabbath everyone.
The “selfies” of today have taken some of the mystery out of self portraits.