Self-portrait by Chaïm Soutine
Chaïm Soutine · 1918
Why it's great
Soutine looks out at us with a serious, uneasy face in thick, quick brushstrokes. He came from a very poor family in a Jewish village in Belarus and was often ill and shy. His self-portraits are bold and emotional. This one is a powerful look at how an artist saw himself.
Where to see it
📍 Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, United States
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Chaïm Soutine was born into a poor Jewish family in a small village in what is now Belarus. He moved to Paris in 1913, where he lived and painted in a crowded artists' colony and became close friends with Modigliani. His wild, twisting paintings of waiters, pastry cooks and landscapes made him famous. He died in Paris in 1943, during the German occupation.
