"Self-Portrait as an Artist" by Vincent Van Gogh

Although Vincent van Gogh painted many self-portraits, this is one of the few in which Van Gogh depicted himself as an artist, with all the necessary equipment: palette, brushes, and a canvas on a wooden easel.
Van Gogh painted a total of 35 self-portraits during the course of his career – of these, 29 date from Paris . He very much wanted to paint portraits in this period, but could not afford models.
Using his own reflection was a natural, inexpensive and easy solution. It allowed him to experiment with various styles, techniques and effects of light and color. As he later wrote to Theo: “If I succeed in painting the colors of my own face, which is not without its own difficulties, then I should be able to paint those of other men and women.”

 

The digital image of the painting:

 

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Record for the artist, Vincent van Gogh:

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The painting “Self-Portrait as an Artist, 1888”:

 

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