Vincent van Gogh - Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887-1888
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Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887-1888
40x31cm oil/canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA:
Van Gogh produced more than twenty self-portraits during his Parisian sojourn (1886–88). Short of funds but determined nevertheless to hone his skills as a figure painter, he became his own best sitter: "I purposely bought a good enough mirror to work from myself, for want of a model." This picture, which shows the artist's awareness of Neo-Impressionist technique and color theory, is one of several that are painted on the reverse of an earlier peasant study.