Self-Portrait
| Artist | Edouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940) |
|---|---|
| Title | Self-Portrait |
| Date | Ca. 1890 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Framed: 16 7/8 × 13 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (42.9 × 34.8 × 5.7 cm) Support: 12 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. (32.1 x 24.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 76.9 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
An arresting portrait of a man from the shoulders up, cropped close so that his face fills the composition. He has red hair, a beard, and a serious expression. He is in front of a red and gray background and he looks directly at us.
After studying with leading French academic artists, including Jean-Léon Gérôme, Edouard Vuillard emerged as a pioneer of post-Impressionism in the late nineteenth century. This early self-portrait, painted in a loose, Impressionistic style, dates to the beginning of his association with the avant-garde artists’ group known as the Nabis (prophets). Influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, the paintings of Paul Gauguin, and French literary Symbolism, the Nabis artists’ approach to painting was decorative, subjective, and experimental. Painted in a loose, brushy style, Vuillard’s self-portrait engages the viewer with an introspective and penetrating look.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Self-Portrait | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=76.9