Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, "Self Portrait as a Soldier", 1915

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Greetings and salutations. Researching about war art, specifically about the First World War, is one of the things I aspire to do in a more detailed way. Selbstbilnis als Soldat is a 1915 painting by E.L. Kirchner, who served in the German Army, where the artist depicts himself as a soldier. The whole mindset of trauma behind all of the colours and way of expression is really intriguing, and I wish to one day have a deeper understanding of what it all might mean. There is one thing I tried to search for: on the picture, the uniform the artist is wearing is (seemingly) from the 75th Artillery Regiment (Mansfeld), which I would like to know more about. Does anybody know exactly know more about this german regiment?

 

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Hello,

As far as I can understand, he never actually  to a front line unit, but remained in an Ersatz (training) unit of Feldartillerie-Regiment 75 in Mansfeld. He was discharged on medical grounds.

Jan