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Die Lyrikerin und Publizistin Sylvia von Harden verkörperte den Typus einer emanzipierten Intellektuellen der Weimarer Republik. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch ihr berühmtes Porträt, das Otto Dix malte. Schlichter konzentrierte sich wie sein Künstlerkollege auf die unverwechselbare androgyne Physiognomie der Schriftstellerin. Das Format des Brustbildes deutet darauf, dass er wohl ein größeres Porträtgemälde plante. Schlichter lebte seit 1919 in Berlin und schloss sich dort der politisch engagierten Künstleravantgarde an.
The lyricist and publicist Sylvia von Harden embodies the type of an emancipated intellectual of the Weimar Republic era. She became well-known thanks to her famous portrait painted by Otto Dix. Like his artist colleague, Schlichter concentrated on the unmistakably androgynous physiognomy of the female author. The half-length portrait’s format suggests that he likely planned a larger portrait painting. Schlichter had been living in Berlin since 1919, joining the local politically active artistic avant-garde.
The lyricist and publicist Sylvia von Harden embodies the type of an emancipated intellectual of the Weimar Republic era. She became well-known thanks to her famous portrait painted by Otto Dix. Like his artist colleague, Schlichter concentrated on the unmistakably androgynous physiognomy of the female author. The half-length portrait’s format suggests that he likely planned a larger portrait painting. Schlichter had been living in Berlin since 1919, joining the local politically active artistic avant-garde.