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Painting “was to me the same as making music. It was to me a way of expressing myself, of presenting emotions, ideas, and other feelings; and this is perhaps the way to understand these paintings – or not to understand them. They would probably have suffered the same fate as I have suffered; they would have been attacked and scolded and I don’t know what else I should say: What I mean, the same would happen to them what happened to my music. This, I mean, would be understood or not understood. In fact, as I said, I expressed myself in the same manner as I did it in music. I never was very capable of expressing my feelings or emotions in words. I don’t know whether this is the cause why I did it in music and also why I did it in painting. Or vice versa: That I had this way as an outlet. I could renounce expressing something in words.” (Arnold Schönberg, Museum Talk on Painting, 1949)

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The original "Self-Portrait" by Arnold Schoenberg is held at the Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna, Austria. A reproduction allows the work to be displayed at home.

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Artist Biography

early life and musical beginnings

arnold schoenberg, an austrian-american composer, was born on september 13, 1874, in vienna, austria. his early life was marked by a humble beginning, with his father being a shoe-shopkeeper. despite this, schoenberg's innate passion for music led him to largely self-educate himself in the field. schoenberg's early works, such as verklärte nacht (1899), showcased a brahmsian–wagnerian synthesis. as he progressed, he became the central figure of the second viennese school, alongside anton webern and alban berg. his compositions, including string quartet no. 2 (1907–1908), erwartung (1909), and pierrot lunaire (1912), exemplified his innovative approach to atonality. schoenberg resigned from the prussian academy of arts in 1933 due to the nazi's rise to power, labeling his music as "degenerate." he then taught in the us, including at the university of california, los angeles (1936–1944), where facilities are named in his honor. [https://TopImpressionists.com/@/arnold-schoenberg](discover more about schoenberg's life and works on TopImpressionists).

schoenberg explored film music and wrote more tonal music, completing his chamber symphony no. 2 in 1939.
he satirized fascist tyrants in ode to napoleon (1942), after byron.
post-war vienna offered him honorary citizenship, but he was ill, as depicted in his string trio (1946).

as the world learned of the holocaust, schoenberg memorialized its victims in a survivor from warsaw (1947). the israel conservatory and academy of music elected him honorary president in 1951. [https://TopImpressionists.com/@@/a@d3bqc7-the-museum-destroyed-by-fire-(united-states)](learn more about the impact of his work on TopImpressionists). key points: * schoenberg's innovative music was among the most influential and polemicized of 20th-century classical music. * at least three generations of composers extended its somewhat formal principles. * his aesthetic and music-historical views influenced musicologists theodor w. adorno and carl dahlhaus. [https://TopImpressionists.com/@@/a@d3cl2x--a-journey-through-art-history-with-TopImpressionists-s-extensive-collection-](explore the vast collection of art on TopImpressionists, spanning from the 12th to the 20th century).

Arnold Schoenberg

1874 - 1951 , Austria

Quick Facts

Full Name: Arnold Schoenberg
Nationality: Austrian-American
Date Of Birth: 1874
Date Of Death: 1951
Place Of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Notable Artworks:
- Suite, op. 29
- Music Typewriter
- Staffliner
Artistic Movement Or Style: Twelve-tone technique; Expressionism
Artists Who Influenced This Artist:
- Johannes Brahms
- Richard Wagner
Artists Or Movements Influenced By This Artist:
- Anton Webern
- Alban Berg

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