Self-Portrait (1887)

Vincent van Gogh

1887 · Oil on artist's board · Art Institute of Chicago

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About this work

Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Year: 1887
Medium: Oil on artist's board
Original size: 41 × 32.5 cm
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Movement: Post-Impressionism

Van Gogh looks out over his shoulder with a red beard and a steady green-eyed gaze, the background and jacket broken into short dabs of blue, green, orange and red. He painted it in Paris in the spring of 1887, during the two years he lived with his brother Theo and absorbed the work of the Impressionists and the Pointillists. The dotted technique is borrowed from Seurat and Signac but applied more freely, with strokes that follow the shape of the head. Van Gogh painted more than thirty self-portraits, mostly in Paris, because he could not afford models. This one, on artist's board, has been in the Art Institute of Chicago since 1954 and is among the best known of the series.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A small board of dabbed blues and oranges that works at close range: a study wall, reading corner or beside a desk at 12×18 or 16×24, black frame, no mat. Hang it with the grey-felt-hat portrait for a pair.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Post-Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1887)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: study or library, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Self-Portrait in the public domain?

Yes. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Art Institute of Chicago.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Self-Portrait painted, and in what medium?

Self-Portrait dates from 1887 and was made in oil on artist's board; the original measures 41 × 32.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Self-Portrait we'd choose 12×18.

About this design

Self-Portrait (1887) (Vincent van Gogh) — Self-Portrait · Vincent van Gogh · 1887. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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