Self-portrait Vincent Van Gogh 1887

Self-Portrait by Vincent van Gogh, painted in 1887, is an oil-on-canvas work from his Paris period. The portrait shows Van Gogh with a red beard and intense blue-green gaze against a stippled, dark blue background. Its small, broken strokes and complementary color contrasts reveal his experiments with Neo-Impressionist technique. The image is both a study of light and color and a searching record of the artist’s own identity.

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose vivid palette, bold contours, and expressive brushwork helped transform modern art. In Paris, he encountered Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, and Japanese prints, all of which shaped his mature style. His self-portraits became crucial laboratories for technique and emotion. Though little recognized in life, he later became one of the most influential artists in Western art.