Louis-Leopold Boilly

Louis-Leopold Boilly, Grimacing Man (Self Portrait), 1822-1823

CONTEXT CLUES:

Boilly made a variety of portraits and self-portraits both serious and silly. He painted quite a few caricatures - artworks where faces and expressions are greatly exaggerated.

While self-portraits are often meant to tell us about the artist who made them, sometimes artists use their own face just to study expressions and how the face moves. It's easier to get a mirror than it is to find a friend who's always available to sit around and let you draw them whenever you want!

More self-portraits by Boilly:

Comments

Self Portrait Gallery

Look through the gallery and choose 3 self-portraits that you personally find interesting. Click on the photos for more information about them.

Pablo Picasso

LEFT PHOTO: Pablo Picasso, Self Portrait , 1896 (age 15) RIGHT PHOTO: Pablo Picasso, Self Portrait Facing Death, 1972 (age 90) CONTEXT CLUES: Picasso was taught to draw from a very young age and was allowed to start taking classes at an art college at the age of only 13. However, at age 16 he dropped out of art school to pursue his own ideas about art. His paintings became increasingly unique and abstract. Self Portrait Facing Death was painted less than a year before Picasso died. He drew himself with huge, wide eyes facing forward and a blue-green skin color. How do you think he was feeling when he made this artwork? More self-portraits by Picasso, in the order they were made:

Egon Shiele

Egon Schiele, Self Portrait with Striped Shirt , 1910 CONTEXT CLUES: At first glance, this appears to be a normal and relatively realistic self-portrait. But look again - Egon drew himself with wide eyes, a huge forehead, and tall hair. The skin colors are also somewhat splotchy and unblended. Egon was known for extremely expressive paintings where the anatomy and poses are exaggerated and dramatic. More self-portraits by Egon Schiele:

Self Portraits

Search This Blog