Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920)

Italian painter and sculptor.

A major artist of his time he produced remarkable portraits of his friends, colleagues and lovers, working at a furious pace right up to his death from tuberculosis in 1920.

He was one of the bohemian artists community in Paris and his elongated portrait forms became his style and trademark. Despite the strange style most of his portraits are recogniseable likenesses.

No self portrait forum could neglect one of the great masters of the twentieth century.

HENRI MATISSE (1869 - 1954)

He is seen in middle age seated at his easel and producing this very painting.

It is hung at the Musee Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambresis, France

Jan Vermeer

Although parts of Vermeer's life are shadowy there is little doubt that he painted his own image.

possible self-portrait of Vermeer
in the early Procuress

Several historical sources mention self portraits.

Check out this interesting link.

Self Portrait

Frederick Bazille

(1841 – 1870)

Family Reunion (1867)

This painting shows the family of Bazille on the terrace at Bazille house at Montpellier, France.

Bazille himself is to be seen on the extreme left of the group, just behind his cousin Monsieurs des Hours.

What is extraordinary here is that Bazille has painted a picture which could easily be a photograph. Note how all of the figures are staring directly at the artist with the exception of his seated father.

A very special and personal artwork. Superb landscape, portraits and use of strong light and deep shadows.

I love this painting. A little formal but not stiff.

A masterpiece.

I supply a link here to a wonderful self portrait of

CAMILLO INNOCENTI (1871 - 1961)

The artist can be seen seated at his easel and portrays himself, age and warts, but, his model is stylized and is in the vein of most of his work which portrayed Women attending to their Hair and Dress.

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