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title: "In the incognito of the mask. Lyonel Feininger’s self-portraits"
date: 2023-11-13
last_modified: 2025-02-25T16:33:39+01:00
generated_at: 2026-04-18T13:05:37Z
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/in-the-incognito-of-the-mask-lyonel-feiningers-self-portraits-lyonel-feininger-context-en/"
description: "What do the self-portraits Lyonel Feininger painted reveal about the great artist’s character and sensibilities? Feininger expert Andreas Platthaus uncovers remarkable answers when juxtaposing two of the self-portraits."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Header_Schirn_Presse_Feininger_Der_weisse_Mann_1907.jpg"
language: "en-US"
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# In the incognito of the mask. Lyonel Feininger’s self-portraits