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Compare the green patch on the forehead with the cooler shadow behind the head, then follow the shirt’s stripes toward the tilted neckline.
Matisse’s 1906 self-portrait brings green, pink, and blue into the face and surrounding space. Dark contours hold the head together while distinct strokes remain visible across the forehead and striped shirt. The close crop gives the eyes and turned head more weight than the briefly described background.
Oil on canvas · 55 × 46 cm · SMK — National Gallery of Denmark · Fauvism
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Details and source
- Museum title
- Selvportræt
- Artist
- Henri Matisse
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 55 × 46 cm
- Credit line
- SMK — National Gallery of Denmark, KMSr78
- Image license
- Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.