Artwork
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait is an oil painting by Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux. It dates from 1798 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
The iconography is straightforward, focusing on the physical likeness of Périn-Salbreux without additional symbolic figures or complex allegorical elements.
The work depicts the artist Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux, presenting a direct representation of the creator as the sole subject. Executed in 1798, this oil painting functions as a self-portrait where the main subject is the artist himself. The iconography is straightforward, focusing on the physical likeness of Périn-Salbreux without additional symbolic figures or complex allegorical elements.
As a genre piece, the painting serves primarily to document the artist's appearance during the final years of the 18th century.
Technique & Style
Created in 1798, this self-portrait by Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 64.4 cm in height and 53.2 cm in width. As a portrait classification, the piece depicts the artist himself, adhering to the conventions of the genre while capturing his likeness in late 18th-century France.
History & Provenance
The self-portrait was painted in 1798 by Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux in France. The work measures approximately 64.4 cm in height and 53.2 cm in width and is executed in oil on canvas. It entered the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection in 1961, bearing the accession number 1961.334, and remains housed there today. No earlier ownership records or commission details are documented in the available sources.
Context
Self-Portrait (1798) by Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux is an oil on canvas work measuring 64.4 × 53.2 cm, created in France and now housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The painting depicts the artist himself and is catalogued as a portrait within the museum's collection. The piece exemplifies late-18th-century French portraiture, reflecting the neoclassical conventions prevalent at the time.
Overview
This oil painting, titled Self-Portrait, was created by Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux in 1798. It offers a direct portrayal of the artist himself, a common practice among painters of the era. The work is currently part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art, serving as a record of Périn-Salbreux's artistic identity and presence at the close of the eighteenth century.
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Artist
Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux (1753–1817) was a French artist, born in Reims.
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