Who painted Selvportræt?

Selvportræt was painted by Henry Lørup in 1896.

Where can I see Selvportræt?

Selvportræt is held by Statens Museum for Kunst.

What movement is Selvportræt?

Selvportræt is associated with Post-Impressionism.

Artwork

Selvportræt

Henry Lørup , 1896

Selvportræt is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Henry Lørup. It dates from 1896 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

About this work

He’s wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt with a bow tie, looking straight ahead with a serious expression.

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with short, wavy hair and a mustache. He’s wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt with a bow tie, looking straight ahead with a serious expression. The brushstrokes are loose, especially on his face and shoulders, giving it a rough, sketchy feel.

The painting was made in 1890 by the artist himself, it’s a self-portrait. The style doesn’t match any big art movement, but the way light and shadow play on his face is interesting.

Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark for drama.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts the artist Henry Lørup himself, constituting a self-portrait. As both creator and subject, Lørup presents himself as the sole focus of the work. The genre of self-portraiture typically carries connotations of self-examination and artistic identity, though the sources provide no further details on specific iconographic elements, symbolic content, or intended meaning beyond this fundamental self-representation.

Technique & Style

Executed in 1890, this self-portrait by Henry Lørup is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 360 cm in height and 275 cm in width. As a portrait genre piece, it depicts the artist himself and is held within the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

History & Provenance

Henry Lørup's oil painting Selvportræt, executed in 1890, is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The work depicts the artist himself and is classified as a self-portrait. No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available records. The sources do not document any exhibition history for this painting.

Overview

Selvportræt is a self-portrait oil painting created by Henry Lørup in 1896, now part of the collection at the Statens Museum for Kunst.