Self-portrait with a portrait of Bernard, Les Misérables

The painting depicts a man with a piercing gaze, seated opposite the view, with a dark beard and goatee, against a yellow background with white flowers and leaves. A second, smaller portrait of a man with a red headdress is in the upper right corner. Both portraits are executed in an expressive style with visible brushstrokes, adding a dynamic and emotional charge to the composition.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is orange and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French painter and a leading figure of Postimpressionism. His experiments with colour strongly influenced modern art of the early 20th century. As one of the first, he subscribed to primitivism: simplified and exaggerated contours of the body, strong and contrasting colours. This artistic style was partly due his admiration for the art of the primitive cultures of Africa, Micronesia and North American Indians. Gauguin himself had the opportunity to experience life on Tahiti, where he resided from 1891 until his death. It was in Polynesia that he created his most famous paintings.