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Self Portrait With Pipe Large Framed Print
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30x36 inches
"Self Portrait With Pipe" by Vincent Van Gogh is a painting of himself with a pipe. Van Gogh painted many self-portraits, more than 20 in Paris alone. In each one he looks different. He saw these self-portraits as a way of practising the art of portraiture. So he experimented with facial expressions, colours and forms. In Paris, Van Gogh had discovered the work of Adolph Monticello (1824-1886). He admired this older French painter for his rich colour palette and thick application of paint. In this self-portrait he tried out Monticello's approach to colour and light effects. The pale tones of his face stand out starkly against the warm, dark red background. |
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Self Portrait With Pipe Large Framed Print
Framed With Mat •
30x36 inches
"Self Portrait With Pipe" by Vincent Van Gogh is a painting of himself with a pipe. Van Gogh painted many self-portraits, more than 20 in Paris alone. In each one he looks different. He saw these self-portraits as a way of practising the art of portraiture. So he experimented with facial expressions, colours and forms. In Paris, Van Gogh had discovered the work of Adolph Monticello (1824-1886). He admired this older French painter for his rich colour palette and thick application of paint. In this self-portrait he tried out Monticello's approach to colour and light effects. The pale tones of his face stand out starkly against the warm, dark red background.
Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. In just over a decade, he produced more than 2,100 artworks but received little recognition during his lifetime.
Van Gogh was unsuccessful during his lifetime and was considered a madman and a failure. He became famous after his suicide, and exists in the public imagination as the quintessential misunderstood and tortured genius artist.