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Egon Schiele and Frida Kahlo: the self-portrait as mirror
1Eugene Lang College, New School for Social Research, New York City.
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
This article explores the psychoanalytic significance of the self-portraits of Egon Schiele and Frida Kahlo. Both artists employed the self-portrait as a central means of artistic expression. Their fanatic and prolific focus on artistic self-representation exemplifies the manner in which they dealt creatively with narcissistic issues. The therapeutic function of the self-portrait as mirror is examined as well as the part it plays in self-consolidation and identity maintenance.