Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890) Self-portrait (details), 1889 Oil on canvas H. 65,0 ; W. 54,2 cm. Gift of Paul and Marguerite Gachet, 1949 © Musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt Like Rembrandt and Goya, Vincent van Gogh often used himself as a model; he produced over forty-three self-portraits, paintings or drawings in ten years. Like the old masters, he observed himself critically in a mirror. Painting oneself is not an innocuous act: it is a questioning which often leads to an identity crisis. In this head-and-shoulders view, the artist is wearing a suit and not the
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