Created by a homegrown New England boy, Marsden Hartley, from Lewiston, Maine during the first two years of WWI Portrait of a German Officer personifies his foray into both Cubism and German Expressionism. Unlike most of his work which is osrt of modern pastoral landscapes, this portrait is raw and very personal, both honoring the German nationalism of the time and criticizing the slaughter of young soldiers for that 'noble' cause. Most people agree it was inspired by the recent death of Hartley's intimate friend Karl van Freyburg, a calvary officer killed in 1914. Not only his initials are featured but also his age (24) and regiment number (4). In this case it can be seen as a tribute rather than a political statement.
Headband: via Forever 21
Shoes: Styleluxe, thrifted via Twice the Diva
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| Look carefully at the close-ups of the patterns, as soon as I saw this dress on the rack I was immediately reminded of Hartley's portrait, even though the main color of the dress is orange rather than red. |
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