Saint-Rémy · 1889–1890

Self-Portrait (1889)

Autoportrait (1889) · 自画像（1889）

Painted in the asylum, with the swirling background Vincent was using in the same weeks.

Year

1889

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Saint-Rémy (1889–1890)

Collection

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Palette

blue, green, orange

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Self-Portrait (1889) — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Self-Portrait (1889) — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Self-Portrait (1889) — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Self-Portrait (1889) — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Self-Portrait (1889) — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Self-Portrait (1889) — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Self-Portrait (1889) — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Self-Portrait (1889) — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Self-Portrait (1889) — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Self-Portrait (1889) — Compared with his other work 2 min