À propos de l’œuvre
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille et à la pipe, par Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · September -October 1887 · Paris
Self-portrait with pipe and straw hat, F524Reproduction of oil painting on canvas
Under a large yellow hat, Van Gogh fixes his reflection with a pipe at the corner of his lips. His red beard and very worked face contrast with the blue blouse and the background placed in large, fast areas.
Look at the work
A free self-portrait where the face remains the only point of high precision
The painter shows himself by three quarters, the edge of the hat almost cutting the forehead. The pipe goes down to the left and introduces a small dark diagonal in the middle of the skin and beard tones.
The turquoise blouse is reduced to a few widely brushed folds. The blue-gray background mixed with brown remains just as open, while the eyes, nose, mouth and facial hair accumulate small touches.
Self-portrait with pipe and straw hat is an oil on canvas of 41.9 × 30.1 cm painted in Paris in September - October 1887. The work F524/JH1565 is kept at the Van Gogh Museum under the number s0163V1962.
Composition, touch and color
Three observations specific to this painting
The Van Gogh Museum sees this sketched canvas as proof of the rapid progress made in Paris. The summer palette and free touch demonstrate impressionist influence, but Van Gogh still modulates the face with particular attention.
The hat and blouse are built in large areas
Their contours remain readable, but the interior is not detailed fiber by fiber. A few yellow or blue bands are enough to define the material and the light.
The face concentrates small variations in tone
Pink, ocher, green, gray and blue follow one another around the eyes and nose. This density holds the gaze in the center of a deliberately more summary canvas elsewhere.
The pipe subtly unbalances the frontality
Its pipe goes down to one side and breaks the symmetry of the beard. The accessory also gives a familiar image of the painter at work, wearing an outdoor hat.
Documented benchmarks
Precisely identify the original work
F524/JH1565, inventory s0163V1962 and the format of 41.9 × 30.1 cm identify this precise Parisian version among the numerous self-portraits with hat or pipe.
Van Gogh becomes his own model by economy
Models are expensive, he buys a good mirror and multiplies self-portraits to practice rendering heads, skin tones and expressions.
A touch released after the discovery of the Impressionists
The large colored areas and light palette show how far his painting has strayed from the dark tones of the Dutch period.
A study that is both quick and careful
The garment and the background remain almost in a sketchy state, while the face and beard receive a careful succession of distinct tones.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
The copy must retain the large yellow hat, the inclined pipe, the direct gaze, the multiple colors of the face, the red beard and the large blue touches of the blouse.
- The large yellow straw hat
- The dark pipe at the corner of the lips
- The direct gaze under the edge of the hat
- The red beard with green and blue touches
- The widely brushed turquoise blouse
Work sheet
| Title | Self-portrait with pipe and straw hat, F524 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) |
| Date | September - October 1887 |
| Place of creation | Paris |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 41.9 × 30.1 cm |
| Inventory | F524· JH1565· s0163V1962 |
| Conservation | Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
From order to shipping
In your interior
A luminous, direct and deliberately unfinished self-portrait
Straw yellow, petrol blue, turquoise, red and gray-brown give a lively presence to an office, a library or an interior dedicated to artists.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
Is this a canvas print?
No. Each reproduction is manually painted in oil on canvas. Brushstrokes and material variations belong to the final result.
How is the visual reference chosen?
The official high definition image from the Van Gogh Museum was prepared as a real WebP of 2,186 × 3,000 px.
Can I check the result before shipping?
Yes. Photographs of the finished painting are sent to you; you can request alterations before validating the shipment.
Are custom formats possible?
Yes. The format can be adapted to your wall while maintaining the proportions and balance of the original composition.
