Self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh, 1888

A man with swept-back orange hair and a red-orange beard turns his face three-quarters toward the viewer, set against a background of swirling blue brushstrokes. He wears a blue jacket over a white collar and holds a wooden palette with dabs of paint at lower left. The thick, directional brushwork and bold complementary contrast of blue and orange give the painting its energy.

Artist

Vincent van Gogh

Date

1888

Medium

Source

Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata

Size

3083 × 4000 px

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