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10 Most Famous Self Portraits by Well-known Artists

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We have listed the 10 most famous self portraits by well-known painters for you. Discover self-portraits by world-renowned painters.

Discover 10 must-see self-portraits of the world’s most famous painters, from Frida Kahlo, who expressed her happiness, health problems and all the turbulence in her life through self-portraits, to Pablo Picasso, the creator of the Cubism movement. Let’s discover famous self portraits below.

Famous Self Portraits by Well-known Painters

Leonardo da Vinci

The portrait of Leonardo da Vinci was painted by the famous inventor in 1510 when the inventor was 60 years old. The self-portrait drawn in red chalk on paper is in the collection of the Royal Library of Turin.

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Rembrandt

Since more than ninety self-portraits of Rembrandt, one of the artists of the golden age of the Netherlands, are located in various museums around the world, it is quite possible for museum visitors to meet the artist.

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Elisabeth Louise Vigee Lebrun

Elisabeth Louise Vigee Lebrun, one of the first female artists, is better known as Queen Marie Antoinette’s portrait painter, but reminds herself with her straw hat self-portrait in the private collection in France.

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Vincent van Gogh

Among the self-portraits that Vincent van Gogh painted, he is known for his certain eye that he transferred the state to the canvas after cutting his ear in 1889. Don’t forget to check out the Japanese drawings on the backdrop of the work at the Courtauld Gallery, London. Below areadditional famous self portraits.

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Pablo Picasso

In the self-portraits of Pablo Picasso, the creator of the cubism movement, the change in his approach to art can also be followed. The copy he painted from 1907 until the 1970s meets the audience in different museum collections today. Discover more famous self portraits below.

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M.C.Escher

The reflection of M. C. Escher, famous for his lithographs resembling angles and riddles, from the globe he held in 1935 is considered among the most known and popular auto-portraits of the modern era.

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Frida Kahlo

It is known that there are more than thirty paintings that reflect the mood of Frida Kahlo, expressing her happiness, health problems and all the turbulence in her life through self-portraits. Artifacts from museums and private collections often come together in exhibitions dedicated to the artist.

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David Hockney

David Hockney, the prominent name of contemporary art, who made a name for himself with his retrospective exhibition, produced the first of his self-portrait paintings at the age of 17. The painting, which was thought to be lost for many years, differs with the color paper collage technique on the newspaper.

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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, who made portraits of well-known names in the world of art, cinema and politics using silk printing technique, did not neglect to paint his own image using the same technique. Using bright colors in his other works, the artist preferred to make his portrait monochrome. More famous self portraits below.

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Yayoi Kusaama

Yayoi Kusaama, considered the most important name among Japanese avant garde artists, produces the hallucinations she sees with different materials. His minimalism approach, with the emphasis on pop art and polka dots he frequently uses in his works, ensures that the works are immediately recognized.

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Contents hide
1 Famous Self Portraits by Well-known Painters
1.1 Leonardo da Vinci
1.2 Rembrandt
1.3 Elisabeth Louise Vigee Lebrun
1.4 Vincent van Gogh
1.5 Pablo Picasso
1.6 M.C.Escher
1.7 Frida Kahlo
1.8 David Hockney
1.9 Andy Warhol
1.10 Yayoi Kusaama
2 Related articles
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