Artwork
Autoportrait
Autoportrait is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. It dates from 1895 and is held in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery.
About this work
Overview
Autoportrait is a self-portrait painted by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes in 1895 using oil paint.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the artist, an older man with a white beard and mustache, in a somber and introspective mood. He is shown facing left, with a serious expression and a small red pin on his dark jacket.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil paint, Autoportrait is characteristic of the post-impressionist movement, a style that reflects Puvis de Chavannes' innovative approach to representation.
Context
As a leading French mural painter and co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Puvis de Chavannes was influential in the art world of his time.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French pronunciation: ; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France".
