"Hypnosis," painted by Sascha Schneider in 1904, is an evocative representation of psychological control and influence. The artwork depicts a powerful, muscular figure with an intense gaze, seemingly exerting a mesmerizing force over another, more passive figure. Schneider's use of stark contrasts and dynamic lines enhances the dramatic tension, emphasizing the theme of dominance and submission. The painting's surreal and almost otherworldly atmosphere reflects the artist's fascination with the human psyche and the hidden forces that shape behavior and perception.
ArtistSascha Schneider (Rudolph Karl Alexander Schneider, German painter and sculptor of Baltic German origin; Saint Petersburg, 21 September 1870 - Swinemünde [now Świnoujście, Poland], 18 August 1927; studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts from 1889; buried in Loschwitz Cemetery, Dresden)
Year of creation1904 (the same year Schneider was appointed professor at the Großherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar, and the year he met the painter Hellmuth Jahn — with whom he subsequently began an on-again, off-again relationship. Schneider had met the best-selling adventure novelist Karl May the previous year, in 1903, and was simultaneously producing the cover illustrations for the deluxe Fehsenfeld edition of May's novels including Winnetou, Old Surehand and Am Rio de la Plata. As a gay man living in a Germany where homosexuality was criminalised under § 175 of the penal code, Schneider embraced the Freikörperkultur — "free body culture" — movement's emphasis on open, shame-free living in his art. Hypnosis applies the motifs of Symbolism to a dark allegorical scene of psychological control and submission. A few years later, when Jahn attempted to blackmail Schneider by threatening to out him to the German government, Schneider asked Hans Olde, director of the Weimar school, to terminate his contract — writing "The house of cards is about to collapse again! The old song! The abnormal is a curse, even if one should be used to it as an artist" — and fled to Italy, where homosexuality was not criminalised)
Technique/MediumEtching and aquatint (Symbolist print on paper, per Obelisk Art History; though several reproduction sites describe it as a painting/Hypnose, the work was created as a printed graphic)
Original dimensionsNot specifically documented in public sources
Collection/MuseumNo major museum holding documented; various impressions in private collections and held in collections of German Symbolist prints
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I am attaching two photos of the upper left corner where the crucifix lies hidden in plain sight. I am disappointed that the wrap of the canvas wasn't very tight on this one. Because of the loose wrapping.. you can clearly see that the crucifix is mirrored from the printing job and it kind of ruins that corner of the piece because it is a detail you aren't suppose to notice right away. Unfortunately it sticks out in plain view. I plan to take black paint and just tape off the edge and fill the outer edge so the crucifix has a proper corner to inhabit. Although, I am hesitant to try and alter something so expensive.. Not sure what to do.
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Very poorly packaged—thin cardboard; I don't know how it survived shipping. The stretcher frame is too weak, leaving the canvas sagging and barely taut; at least one extra crossbar needs to be added to get the tension up to an acceptable standard. Check pictures, description diameters for package was overestimated few cm.