What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art ...
When an artist picks a subject for a painting, the most accessible option is often his or her own face. From novice to master, nearly all artists have attempted a self-portrait at some point in their ...
The selfie is a smartphone-produced version of the self-portrait, which has been a staple of art and photography history since artists first began seeing examining their own images in the mirror. In ...
Brenda Goodman, "Self-Portrait 4" (1994), oil on panel, 64 x 60 inches (all images © Brenda Goodman, courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York) Brenda Goodman has ...
Neue Galerie curatorial director Janis Staggs discusses Paula Modersohn-Becker's last portrait. The full-size work by Paula Modersohn-Becker, Selbstbildnis mit zwei Blumen in der erhobenen linken Hand ...
Contemporary womenswear brand Self-Portrait has unveiled its Lunar New Year campaign—a cinematic series that lovingly pays homage to Hong Kong TV dramas. Shot by photographer Feng Li, it is a ...
In mid-January 1889, three weeks after mutilating his ear, Van Gogh painted two astonishing self-portraits, depicting himself with a prominent bandage, covering his mutilated ear. The famous one is in ...