Self Portrait with felt Hat, Vincent van Gogh, Winter 1887–1888

"van gogh painted this self-portrait in the winter of 1887–1888, when he had been living in paris for nearly two years. Since his arrival in the city he had devoted much study to the dotted pointillist technique, thereby learning how he might apply it in his own fashion. His use of brushstrokes running in a variety of directions created a self-portrait with a halo-like circle round his head. This variation and the dynamics it created were van gogh’s own contribution to the new style of painting. " (van gogh museum notice). Object Type: painting. Genre: self-portrait. Date: Winter 1887–1888. Dimensions: height: 44 cm (17.3 in); width: 37.5 cm (14.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Vincent van Gogh. Collection: Van Gogh Museum. Self portrait with Felt Hat