Why it matters
Van Gogh painted himself in a grey felt hat with brushstrokes running in many directions, forming a kind of halo around his head. He had adapted Seurat's pointillist technique to his own style.
Did you know?
- It was painted in the winter of 1887–1888 in Paris.
- It shows his study of pointillism.
- It is in the Van Gogh Museum.
Based on the Portuguese Wikipedia article Autorretrato com chapéu de feltro cinza (CC BY-SA 4.0).
