Fine Art

Self-Portrait — History & Facts

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Helen W. Ellsworth in memory of Duncan S. Ellsworth '22, nephew of Archibald A.

Hutchinson, benefactor of the Hutchinson Wing

More Artworks by Paul Gauguin

A man with brown hair, a moustache, and pointed beard sits in three-quarter view wearing a dark coat and red cravat, resting his chin on his right hand against a green background.

Self Portrait

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Three Tahitian Women' showcases vibrant colors and cultural themes.

Three Tahitian Women

Paul Gauguin

Two Tahitian women sit against a yellow and blue background; one wears a pale green wrap and red skirt, the other a pink dress with white trim and necklace.

When Will You Marry?

Paul Gauguin

A procession of figures in a tropical landscape includes seated women, a nude child, a blue cult image, a standing yellow figure, and a dark dog near the canvas edge.

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Paul Gauguin

A young Tahitian girl in a blue and white striped dress sits frontally holding a pale pink fan, with stylized figures and yellow glyphs in the background.

Merahi metua no Tehamana

Paul Gauguin

Seven figures stand and sit among slender trees on a glowing red ground with white flowers and a yellow banded sky in the background.

Nave Nave Mahana

Paul Gauguin

Two women near the sea, one seated on a rock with a dark blue pareo, the other wading nude into the water beneath a large tree trunk.

Fatata te Miti (By the Sea)

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Three Tahitians' features vibrant colors and figures in a tropical setting.

Three Tahitians

Paul Gauguin

Three girls in traditional Breton dress hold hands and dance in a sunlit field dotted with haystacks, accompanied by a small leaping dog.

Breton Girls Dancing,Pont-Aven

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's 'Nave Nave Fenua' captures the vibrant colors and figures of Tahitian life.

Nave Nave Fenua

Paul Gauguin

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More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

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