SelfPortrait 2 by Vincent Van Gogh

Considered one of the most famous icons in world art history, this introspective effigy conveys the torments of the human spirit. Entitled “SelfPortrait 2”, this immortal painting created by Vincent Van Gogh captures the artist’s anxious face against a swirling blue background. The creator deploys a rhythmic stroke of hypnotic regularity that wraps the subject in a linear swirl of tragic beauty.

Presented in bust length against a sky-blue background, the painter turns his head in three-quarter view, displaying a grave face with fixed light eyes. His red beard and short auburn hair surround a complexion with pale greenish nuances. He is dressed in a blue-gray jacket matching the background, worn over a vest and a white shirt. The background is composed of arabesques and sinuous curved lines winding in regular waves, creating a vibrant, pulsating atmosphere. Uniform light illuminates the reliefs of his anxious face with great clarity. Paint is generously applied.

Vincent Van Gogh confirms his absolute command of the expressive power of lines and pure color. His pictorial technique of unparalleled emotional strength makes this work a masterpiece of immortal plastic perfection.