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Inspiration From the Masters

31 Jan 2008 by American Artist

Serebriakovazzinaida_3 Click here for a gallery of notable self-portraits from art history chosen to inspire you as you prepare your entry for American Artist’s Self-Portrait Competition.

Self-portraits have been an important part of the history of art for centuries, and they continue to be a popular theme among artists, collectors, and curators. This genre has survived for a number of reasons, high among them the fact that the model is nearly perfect-- very inexpensive to hire, always in the studio and ready to work if you are, and usually understands exactly what you are trying to do.

Below is a gallery of notable self-portraits from art history chosen to inspire you as you prepare your entry for American Artist’s Self-Portrait Competition.

Self-Portrait

Boillee Cezanne Chardin
Louis-Léopold Boilly Paul Cézanne Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin
Dali Durer Freud
Salvador Dalí Albrecht Dürer Lucian Freud
Hopper Kahlo Leysterf
Edward Hopper Frida Kahlo Judith Leyster
Neel Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Alice Neel Rembrandt Rembrandt
Rembrandt Sargent Schiele
Rembrandt John Singer Sargent Egon Schiele
Schiele Schiele
Schiele
Egon Schiele Egon Schiele Egon Schiele
Serebriakova Vangogh Vigée-Lebrun
Zinaida Serebriakova Vincent van Gogh Élisabeth-Louis Vigée-Lebrun
Zorn
Anders Zorn

 

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Art(Bob) wrote
on 1 Feb 2008 7:19 AM
A very compelling argument that the subject is always ready, willing and able to work when the artist is ready to work. One notable self-portrait that's missing, which is one of my favorites, is that of Norman Rockwell; a true and great American Artist.
John De Young wrote
on 3 Mar 2008 10:25 AM
Another favorite of mine that's missing is Harley Brown a fantastic pastelist.
Thu Nguyen wrote
on 3 Mar 2008 11:16 AM
come see my selfportraits and let me know what you think - thanks www.thunguyenpaintings.com
Barbara Helm Taylor wrote
on 3 Mar 2008 4:10 PM
Hi, Have you noticed the difference in a self-portrait that is painted from a photograph and a self-portrait that is painted from life looking in a mirror? When we study these self-portraits that is the most pronounced difference, other than style. Very interesting, Thanks, Barb.
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