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Painted self-portrait of a bearded man with orange hair in a blue jacket, holding a palette, against swirling blue brushstrokes.

Self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh

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
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1888; 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, 1888

Un hombre de cabello naranja peinado hacia atrás y barba rojiza gira el rostro tres cuartos hacia el espectador, sobre un fondo de trazos azules arremolinados. Viste una chaqueta azul con cuello blanco y sostiene una paleta de madera con manchas de pintura en la parte inferior izquierda. La pincelada gruesa y direccional y el contraste de azul y naranja dan a la obra su energía.

Português: Autorretrato de Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Um homem de cabelo laranja penteado para trás e barba avermelhada vira o rosto em três quartos em direção ao espectador, diante de um fundo de pinceladas azuis redemoinhadas. Veste uma jaqueta azul sobre gola branca e segura uma paleta de madeira com manchas de tinta no canto inferior esquerdo. As pinceladas grossas e direcionais e o contraste de azul e laranja dão à obra sua energia.

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