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Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat by Vincent van Gogh
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain (Open Access)

Post-Impressionism

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat

by Vincent van Gogh, 1887

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gallery 825

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
40.6 × 31.8 cm (16.0 × 12.5 in)
Period
Post-Impressionism

What you are looking at

Van Gogh looks at us in a straw hat and a bright blue smock, painted in short, rhythmic dashes of color.

Why it is famous

He painted it in Paris in the summer of 1887, when he had discovered the bright colors of the Impressionists. Short of money, he painted it on the back of an earlier picture, The Potato Peeler.

How big is Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat?

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat measures 40.6 × 31.8 cm (16.0 × 12.5 in), without its frame. It is smaller than the Mona Lisa: about 30% of its area.

1.7 mSelf-Portrait with a Stra...Mona Lisa
Drawn to scale next to a person 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) tall, with the bottom of each painting at floor level. Frames are not included.

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Where to see it

It is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, United StatesGallery 825
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Frequently asked questions

Who painted Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat?

Vincent van Gogh painted Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat in 1887.

Where is the Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat?

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States. (Gallery 825.)

How big is Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat?

40.6 × 31.8 cm (16.0 × 12.5 in). It is smaller than the Mona Lisa: about 30% of its area.

What is Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat made with?

Oil on canvas.

Sources: The Met, "Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat" (67.187.70a). Checked October 17, 2026. How we check.

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