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Vincent van Gogh 1853 - 1890
Zelfportret 1887 - 1888
Self-portrait
olieverf op doek / oil on canvas
Vincent van Gogh Stichting
Van Gogh schilderde dit zelfportret in de winter van 1887 - 1888, toen hij al bijna twee jaar in Parijs woonde. Het werk laat zien dat de schilder de stippeltechniek van de pointillisten had bestudeerd enop een eigen, zeer originele manier toepaste. De streepjes verf zijn in verschillende richtingen geplaatst. Ze volgen de omtrek van zijn hoofd en romen zo een soort aureool.
Van Gogh made this self-portrait in the winter of 1887-1888, when he had been living in Paris for almost two years. The work shows that he had studied the stippled technique of the pointillists, which he then applied in his own highly original way. The directions of the brushstrokes follow the outline of his head, thereby creating a kind of halo around it.
This photo was taken on 23 june 2009 during a one-time exclusive photo session at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam for the Wiki Loves Art /NL project.
