Self-Portrait Framing options:Rolled canvas Bonnard's main model and lifelong

Bonnard's main model and lifelong companion

Van Gogh didn't paint the background of his autoportrait

The decor is just a background

and the expressive and accentuating black contours

Self-Portrait Framing options:Rolled canvas Bonnard's main model and lifelongLike Rembrandt and Goya, Vincent van Gogh frequently took himself as a model; there are more than 43 self portraits in ten years of work. Like those masters of the past, he observes himself in the mirror without complacency. Painting oneself is not a trivial act; questioning often leads to the dizziness of identity. Thus he wrote to his sister: "I am looking for a deeper resemblance than that obtained by the photographer".