Artworks

1886 · F178v · JH1198

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark)

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark), 1886. Meaning, analysis, themes, technique, period and related Van Gogh artworks connected from The Self-Portraits.

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark)
Oil on canvas multiple

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) meaning and analysis

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) 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 Paris 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 keeps those paths explicit for readers and search engines.

Paris, 1886. Among the earliest self-portraits — still Dutch darkness, face hidden in shadow.