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Learn about the last self-portrait Van Gogh painted at the asylum in St.-Rémy, where he suffered a mental breakdown. See how he used color, brushwork, and symbolism to express his identity as a painter and his fragile state of mind.
Learn about the over 35 self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh, how they reveal his appearance, personality and mental state. See examples, photos and videos of his self-portraits and their impact on art history.
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh painted a self-portrait in oil on canvas in September 1889. The work, which may have been Van Gogh's last self-portrait, was painted shortly before he left Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France. The painting is now at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Van Gogh's dozens of self-portraits were an important part of his œuvre as a painter. Most probably, van Gogh's self-portraits are depicting the face as it appeared in the mirror he used to reproduce his face, i.e. his right side in the image is in reality the left side of his face. Self-portraits. 1885.
Vincent van Gogh painted about 35 self-portraits in total, most of them in Paris. For him, this was a way of practising portrait painting. His intention was not to portray himself as realistically as possible. He used the Neo-Impressionist style here, with short, rough brushstrokes.
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Title: Self-Portrait. Creator Lifespan: 1853 - 1890. Creator Nationality: Dutch. Creator Gender: Male. Date Created: 1889. Provenance: Gift of Paul and Marguerite Gachet, the children of Dr...
Title: Self-Portrait. Creator: Vincent van Gogh. Date Created: 1889. Physical Dimensions: overall: 57.79 × 44.5 cm (22 3/4 × 17 1/2 in.) framed: 82.9 x 69.2 x 6.7 cm (32 5/8 x 27 1/4 x 2 5/8...
