Schwanger II (Pregnant II)
About this artwork
The artist remarks: ‘I gave birth to a daughter in 1978. At that time, it was not a matter of course for female artists to deal artistically with pregnancy and childbirth. On the contrary, it was frowned upon and didn’t help one’s career. These works must be seen against this ambiguous background. In the first picture I am two months pregnant. The pregnancy is not yet visible on the outside, but my inner state is torn. In the second, I am sitting in an old leather armchair, the expression is challenging and grotesque with an exaggerated laugh, the breasts displaced and the pregnant belly as if slashed and sewn up.’
Updated before 2020
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artist:Annegret Soltau (born 1946) German
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title:Schwanger II (Pregnant II)
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date created:1978
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materials:Gelatin silver print with thread overstitched
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measurements:24.00 x 15.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased with funds from the Knapping Bequest, 2019
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accession number:GMA 5642
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gallery:
Annegret Soltau
Annegret Soltau
Soltau’s early years were marked by adversity. She had a difficult relationship with her mother and never knew her father, who had died during World War II. Raised by her grandmother, she grew up in poverty on an isolated farm. These early life experiences were to shape her strength of character...