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title: Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin
author: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15730/self-portrait-by-paul-gauguin/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin

_Authored by Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam_

## Image File

[![Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15730.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15730.png)

## Image Caption

An 1888 oil on canvas self-portrait by [Paul Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paul_Gauguin/) (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Arles in southern France. The portrait on the [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) behind Gauguin is of the artist Émile Bernard, and the text below reads "*Les* *Miserables*", a reference to Victor Hugo's novel, the main character of which is an outcast and failed artist. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Amsterdam, V. G. M. (2022, April 26). Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15730/self-portrait-by-paul-gauguin/>
### Chicago
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum,. "Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15730/self-portrait-by-paul-gauguin/>.
### MLA
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum,. "Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15730/self-portrait-by-paul-gauguin/>.

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