title: Egon Schiele and Frida Kahlo: the self-portrait as mirror.
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.
authors.affiliation: Eugene Lang College, New School for Social Research, New York City.
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authors.lastname: Knafo
mesh_terms: D001154:Art / Q000266:history*; D001317:Austria; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009289:Narcissism; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D012649:Self Concept