Van Gogh produced more than twenty self-portraits during his Parisian sojourn (1886–88). Short of funds but determined nevertheless to hone his skills as a figure painter, he became his own best sitter: “I purposely bought a good enough mirror to work from myself, for want of a model.” This picture, which shows the artist’s awareness of Neo-Impressionist technique and color theory, is one of several that are painted on the reverse of an earlier peasant study.
Price: $12 – $451
Title: Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise)
Date: 1887
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 16 x 12 1/2 in. (40.6 x 31.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Accession Number: 67.187.70a
| size specs | 11 x 14: 27.9 x 35.6cm, 16 x 20: 41 x 51cm, 20 x 30: 51 x 76cm, 30 x 40: 76.2 x 101.6cm, 40 x 50 101,6 x 127cm, A0: 84.1 x 118.9cm, A1: 59.4 x 84.1cm, A2: 42 x 59.4cm, A3: 29.7 x 42cm, A4: 21 x 29.7cm |
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| Material | Canson Lustre 310gsm, Canson Photographique 310gsm, High Gloss Film 165gsm |
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