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Die „Schulsorgen!!!“ waren Anlass der Selbstbetrachtung des gerade Sechzehnjährigen Gunter Böhmer. Das ernste, entschlossene Gesicht und der expressiven Einsatz des Zeichengeräts spiegeln die aufgewühlte, sorgenvolle Stimmung. Mag die eingebundene Studie einer Mund-Nasen-Partie die erste Erfassung der eigenen Physiognomie sein, erweitert die zarte Rosenstudie mit ihrer Liebessymbolik das Verständnis des Bildnisses um einen weiteren Aspekt.
“Schulsorgen !!!” (school worries) prompted the self-examination of Gunter Böhmer, then a mere 16 years old. The earnest, determined face and the expressive use of the drawing instrument reflect his agitated, anxious mood. While the integrated study of a mouth and nose part may have been the first capturing of his own physiognomy, the delicate rose study with its love symbolism adds another aspect to the understanding of this self-portrait.
“Schulsorgen !!!” (school worries) prompted the self-examination of Gunter Böhmer, then a mere 16 years old. The earnest, determined face and the expressive use of the drawing instrument reflect his agitated, anxious mood. While the integrated study of a mouth and nose part may have been the first capturing of his own physiognomy, the delicate rose study with its love symbolism adds another aspect to the understanding of this self-portrait.