Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ
Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ is an 1890 or 1891 painting by Paul Gauguin, produced in Pont-Aven in Brittany and now in the musée d'Orsay in Paris, to which it was assigned after its purchase by the French state in 1994 with financial assistance from Philippe Meyer and a Japanese patron.[1]
| Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ | |
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1890 or 1891 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 38 cm × 46 cm (15 in × 18 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
The artist shows himself between two of his own artworks, The Yellow Christ (1889) and a grotesque ceramic self-portrait – he often used Christ as a symbol for himself and thus the work fulfilled his desire to create a triple self-portrait.[2]
History
When the artist began the canvas he had been in Pont-Aven for two years. He produced the work just before leaving for Tahiti.[3] The work is one of several on religious themes from the same period, making him (in Manuel Jover's words) the "original core of Symbolism in painting" – it also included The Yellow Christ and The Green Christ.[4] Initially in the collection of Gauguin's friend Daniel de Monfreid (1856–1929), it had entered Ambroise Vollard's gallery by 1902. It was acquired by Maurice Denis in 1903.[1]
References
- "Portrait de l'artiste au Christ jaune, notice de l'œuvre" (in French). Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 20 June 2019..
- Isabelle Cahn (1996). "Gauguin et le Christ jaune" (in French). Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 30 June 2019..
- "Portrait de l'artiste au Christ jaune, commentaire" (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019..
- Manuel Jover (27 May 2017). La Croix (ed.). "Christ jaune" (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2019..