Sefies: historically

12 self-portraits of the young artist Ursula Dethleffs from 1948-1956 

Selfies are snapshots - just press a button and the multi-media photo is ready. In contrast, the self-portrait drawing takes much longer. It may also, if it is art, what more important things about one's personality. 

Already one of the first self-portrait as an eight-year-old is more than a simple children's picture. Only eight years separate this first, meek ​​and the last self-critical image in color before her easel: The soft loveliness is over-come; the child in the image of the mother almost slips under the arm back by: Ursula's cool, critical expression showed even then their distance from family life with children. Ursula always remained at a distance, but her work as an artist later committed ..

Self portrait in studio
Ursula Dethleffs
Self portrait in studio
Aquatint etching, 1955
CID: 288021
Self-Portait with eyepatch II
Ursula Dethleffs
Self-Portait with eyepatch II
Oil on cardboard, 1948
CID: 252072
Self-Portrait at the Easel
Ursula Dethleffs
Self-Portrait at the Easel
Brush drawing with ink on color reproduction, 1956
CID: 271476
Even with girlfriend
Ursula Dethleffs
Even with girlfriend
Ink-brush drawing, 1954
CID: 273025
Selbstbildnis-Selt-Portrait
Ursula Dethleffs
Selbstbildnis-Selt-Portrait
Ink-brush drawing, 1954
CID: 273047
Self-portrait in front of Norwegian cathedral
Ursula Dethleffs
Self-portrait in front of Norwegian cathedral
Ink-brush drawing, 1954
CID: 273048
Selbstbildnis-Self-portrait
Ursula Dethleffs
Selbstbildnis-Self-portrait
Ink-brush drawing-watercolor, 1954
CID: 273109
Self-Portrait
Ursula Dethleffs
Self-Portrait
Ink-brush drawing, 1954
CID: 273169
Self-Portrait
Ursula Dethleffs
Self-Portrait
Drawing with pen and ink, 1948
CID: 272175
Self portrait
Ursula Dethleffs
Self portrait
Drawing with pen and ink, 1954
CID: 273012
Selbst als Akt / Nude self-portrait
Ursula Dethleffs
Selbst als Akt / Nude self-portrait
Drawing with pen and ink, 1954
CID: 273032
Self-Portrait-Thoughtful
Ursula Dethleffs
Self-Portrait-Thoughtful
Drawing with pen and ink, 1955
CID: 273123