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Oil self-portrait of a bearded man with red-orange hair and blue eyes, turned three-quarters, against a dark blue background, in visible short brushstrokes.

Self-portrait

A painted head-and-shoulders self-portrait of a bearded man with reddish hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer against a deep blue background. Short, feathery brushstrokes build the face, and the loose blue jacket is worked in layered strokes of blue and lavender.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1887
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1678 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1887; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Autorretrato de Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Autorretrato pintado de medio cuerpo que muestra a un hombre barbudo de cabello rojizo, girado tres cuartos hacia el espectador sobre un fondo azul oscuro. Pinceladas cortas y plumosas construyen el rostro, y la chaqueta azul holgada está trabajada con capas de azul y lavanda.

Português: Autorretrato de Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Autorretrato pintado em meio corpo, mostrando um homem barbudo de cabelo avermelhado, virado três quartos em direção ao espectador contra um fundo azul-escuro. Pinceladas curtas e esvoaçantes constroem o rosto, e a jaqueta azul folgada é trabalhada em camadas de azul e lavanda.

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