Self Portraits

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Self-portraiture first emerged as an act of documenting the self and over time, it progressed into a common activity that can be practiced by anyone who owns a smartphone or camera.  The self-portrait referenced in this article speaks about the self-portrait through the lens of art and not as a mere form of identification.

THE ART OF SELF PORTRAITURE

FAMOUS SELF PORTRAIT ARTISTS

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)

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Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528)

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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 – 1669)

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Gustave Courbet (1819 – 1877)

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Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954)

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FAMOUS SELF PORTRAIT ARTWORKS

Portrait of a Man (1433) Jan van Eyck

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Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659) Rembrandt

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Self-Portrait (1770 – 1775) Angelica Kauffman

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Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782) Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889) Vincent van Gogh

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Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm (1895) Edvard Munch

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Self Portrait (1946) Georgette Chen

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SELF PORTRAITS WORTH MILLIONS

The Standard Bearer (1636) by Rembrandt $198 Million

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Portrait of an Artist Without His Beard (1889) by Vincent van Gogh $71.5 Million

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