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The painting in the image is one of over 30 self-portraits created by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh between 1886 and 1889. This specific work, often referred to simply as Self-Portrait, was painted in 1887 and is part of the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Van Gogh painted numerous self-portraits primarily because he couldn't afford to hire models and wanted to practice portrait painting. In this portrait, he experimented with the Pointillist technique, using short, directional brushstrokes and placing complementary colors like blue and orange, and red and green, next to each other to intensify the visual effect. This particular piece is seen as one of his boldest color experiments from his time in Paris.
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The painting in the image is one of over 30 self-portraits created by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh between 1886 and 1889. This specific work, often referred to simply as Self-Portrait, was painted in 1887 and is part of the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Van Gogh painted numerous self-portraits primarily because he couldn't afford to hire models and wanted to practice portrait painting. In this portrait, he experimented with the Pointillist technique, using short, directional brushstrokes and placing complementary colors like blue and orange, and red and green, next to each other to intensify the visual effect. This particular piece is seen as one of his boldest color experiments from his time in Paris.
