Vincent van Gogh
Paris, August-September 1887
Oil paint on artist’s board
This self-portrait is closely related to the painting on the left. In both works, Vincent van Gogh represents himself from the same angle and wearing his large straw hat. Only his clothes change: instead of a workman’s jacket, he now wears the white shirt, blue cravat and waistcoat with red piping found in earlier self-portraits. He also plays with the colour of his features to experiment with contrast. He even depicts himself with one eye blue and the other green, complementing the orangey yellows of his beard and hat.