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Late Self Portrait Drawings
Many changes in technique, more impressionistic, multiple perspectives, gradual loss of fine motor skills.
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Ealy Self Portratis
Philadelphia Years
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1955
charcoal and pencil on paper, 270x200mm
Self Portrait Seated
William Utermohlen, 1955
pencil, charcoal and watercolor on paper, 275x200mm
Self Portrait Cross Legged
William Utermohlen, 1955
pencil on paper, 270x350mm
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1955
pencil on paper, 280x210mm
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1956
ink on paper, 125x75mm
Self Portrait Half Length
William Utermohlen, 1957
pencil on paper
Collection Joynes, Chicago
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1957
oli on board, 300x220mm
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1957
pencil and watercolor on paper, 300x220mm
Collection Mahieux, Paris
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1967
mixed media on paper, 265x200mm
Collection Elan Pharmaceuticals
Self Portrait with Glasses
William Utermohlen, 1969
pencil on paper, 270x370mm
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1972
oil on canvas,
Self Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1977
photo
Self Portrait in the Studio
William Utermohlen, 1977
oil on canvas, 1060x710mm
Self Portrait Split
William Utermohlen, 1977
photograph, oil, gesso, charcoal on canvas, 255x200mm
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Late Self Portrait Drawings
This text is exerpted from Pat Utermohlen's 2006 essay on Bill's work.
William was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1995 and was immediately put on to a new drug which had to be monitored. We regularly attended the neurological hospital in Queen’s Square where we were fortunate to find in nurse Ron Isaacs, who regularly assessed him, a sympathetic listener. William, bravely began to paint himself, desperately trying to understand what was happening to his mind. As the pictures progressed he showed them to Nurse Isaacs and other members of the group who were attending him, all of whom were part of Dr Rossor’s team. They found them clinically interesting and they asked permission to create a paper for the ‘Lancet’. In these pictures we see with heart-breaking intensity William’s efforts to explain his altered self, his fears and his sadness. The great talent remains, but the method changes. He sometimes uses water-colour and paints a series of masks, perhaps because he could more quickly express his fear. In both the oils and water-colours these marvellous self portraits express his desperate attempt to understand his condition. There is a new freedom of expression, the paint is applied more thickly, art-historically speaking the artist seems less linear and classical, more expressionist, and I see ghosts of his German heritage. William is still alive, but can no longer draw and seems to have withdrawn into a solitary and private world, sometimes making sounds which I imagine for him is talking, and very occasionally, I believe he recognises me.
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Self-Portrait with Mug
William Utermohlen
oil on canvas
Self-Portrait
William Utermohlen, 1990
oil on board, 18 x 15 cm
Blue Skies
William Utermohlen, 1995
oil on canvas, 152 x 122 cm
In the Studio (Self-Portrait)
William Utermohlen, 1996
mixed media on paper, 45.5 x 32.5 cm
Self Portrait (Red)
William Utermohlen, 1996
mixed media on paper, 46.5 x 33 cm
Collection Poilleux, Paris
Self Portrait with Easel
William Utermohlen, 1996
oil on canvas, 46 x 35 cm
Self Portrait with Saw
William Utermohlen, 1997
oil on canvas, 35.5 x 35.5
Collection Boïcos, Paris
Self Portrait (Yellow)
William Utermohlen, 1997
oil on canvas, 35.5 x 35.5
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Late Self-Portraits
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Self-Portrait with Mug Self-Portrait with Mug
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Blue Skies Blue Skies
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Self-Portrait in the Studio Self-Portrait in the Studio
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detail Self-Portrait in the Studio detail Self-Portrait in the Studio
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Self-Portrait Red Self-Portrait Red
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Self-Portrait with Easel Self-Portrait with Easel
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detail Self-Portrait with Easel detail Self-Portrait with Easel
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Self-Portrait with Saw Self-Portrait with Saw
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Self-Portrait Yellow Self-Portrait Yellow
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detail Self-Portrait Yellow detail Self-Portrait Yellow
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Self-Portrait with Easel Self-Portrait with Easel
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Erased Self-Portrait Erased Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait Green Self-Portrait Green
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Late Self-Portrait Drawings
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Self-Portait with Cat Self-Portait with Cat
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detail Self-Portrait with Cat detail Self-Portrait with Cat
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Broken Figure Broken Figure
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Car Driver Car Driver
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Double Self-Portait Double Self-Portait
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Fallen Figure Head Fallen Figure Head
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Matisse Bathers' Feet Matisse Bathers' Feet
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Self-Portrait Sad Self-Portrait Sad
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Head 2 Head 2
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Empty Head Empty Head
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Early Self-Portraits
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Self-Portrait I Self-Portrait I
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Self-Portrait II Self-Portrait II
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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detail Self-Portrait detail Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait Half Length Self-Portrait Half Length
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Self-Prtrait Self-Prtrait
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Self-Portrait with Glasses Self-Portrait with Glasses
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait in the Studio Self-Portrait in the Studio
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Self-Portrait Split Self-Portrait Split
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detail Self-Portrait in the Studio detail Self-Portrait in the Studio
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