Thursday 15 January 2015

Self-portraits of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists


You can’t go anywhere today without seeing someone taking a selfie…

Artists did not need smartphones and left us self-portraits. Here are some self-portraits of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC (USA).



Self-Portrait (1858), oil on canvas (40.7 x 32.7 cm - 16 x 12 7/8 in.) by Henri Fantin-Latour 



Self-Portrait (1861), oil on canvas (25.1 x 21.4 cm - 9 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.) by Henri Fantin-Latour 



Self-Portrait with White Collar (c. 1857), oil on paper on canvas (20.5 x 15 cm - 8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.) by Edgar Degas 



Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière (1888 or 1889), oil on canvas (46.5 x 38.6 cm - 18 5/16 x 15 3/16 in.) by Paul Gauguin 


Self-Portrait, Aged 21, oil on canvas (22.2 x 17.4 cm - 8 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.) by Edouard Vuillard 


The museum

The National Gallery of Art is located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets NW along Constitution Avenue NW.
6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC
USA

Website of the museum: http://www.nga.gov

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