Artworks

1888 · F501 · JH1634

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval, 1888. Meaning, analysis, themes, technique, period and related Van Gogh artworks connected from The Self-Portraits.

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval
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Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval meaning and analysis

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval belongs to the site node The Self-Portraits. That node places the work inside Van Gogh's letters, places and changing painterly abilities rather than isolating it as a single image.

Its strongest period signal is Van Gogh Arles Period. The main thematic path runs through Van Gogh Self-Portraits .

Technically, the page connects this work to Van Gogh Oil on Canvas , Van Gogh Brushstroke Analysis , Van Gogh Colour Contrast . The related map below shows these connections.

Self-portrait dedicated to Charles Laval, painted in Arles in late 1888. He wears an ochre coat against a green background, his hair cropped short; at lower right are the words ‘à l’ami Laval’ and the signature Vincent.