Artwork
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Edvard Weie. It dates from 1907 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As a self-portrait, the canvas centers the artist himself as its sole subject, presenting his own likeness rather than that of a sitter or model.
The painting is a self-portrait of the Danish artist Edvard Weie, who produced the work in 1907. As a self-portrait, the canvas centers the artist himself as its sole subject, presenting his own likeness rather than that of a sitter or model.
The straw hat introduces a personal, informal element into the composition, signaling a relaxed, studio-bound self-presentation rather than a formal commissioned image. Combined with the large, vertically oriented canvas measuring 225 by 160 centimeters, the hat helps shape a contemplative image of the artist at work, in which the act of self-representation itself becomes the subject.
Held by the Statens Museum for Kunst, the work functions as a visual statement of artistic identity, using the conventional self-portrait format to assert the painter's presence and individuality.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1907 by Edvard Weie as a self-portrait in oil on canvas, measuring 225 cm by 160 cm. It is recorded as part of the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it remains held. The work entered the museum’s holdings as part of its public collection, though specific acquisition details are not provided in the sources.
Edvard Weie's Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. Created in 1907, the oil-on-canvas work is part of the museum's permanent holdings. The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for this piece. Furthermore, the available documentation contains no record of the painting's exhibition history or past showings.
Overview
Created in 1907, Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat is an oil painting by Danish modernist Edvard Weie. The work belongs to the post‑impressionist vein of early twentieth‑century art and is part of the permanent collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.
Technique & Style
Weie employs a vigorous, uneven application of paint, building up thick layers that give the surface a palpable texture. The impasto technique creates pronounced brushstrokes, especially in the shadows and the warm tones of the skin, rendering the visage simultaneously solid and deliberately unfinished.
Context
Weie’s self‑portrait aligns with the broader post‑impressionist movement’s interest in expressive color and texture, moving away from strict realism toward a more subjective visual language. The piece reflects the artist’s engagement with contemporary European trends while retaining a distinct Scandinavian character.
Artist & collection
Artist
Viggo Thorvald Edvard Weie (18 November 1879 - 9 April 1943) was a Danish Modernist painter. He was a recipient of Eckersberg Medal in 1925. He died during 1943 in Frederiksberg.
