Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Charles Laval
This 1888 self-portrait by Charles Laval features the artist before a window looking out onto a lush, textured landscape.
Self-Portrait
Ivar Arosenius
1906 · Gouache Paint, Watercolor Paint
A striking and whimsical self-portrait featuring a floral-crowned figure against a moody lake landscape.
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Where it works
A measured, grounding piece with cool gray restraint — sits quietly within a room.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Study · Library
- Placement
- Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Soft gray, Charcoal black
About the piece
Painted in 1906, this gouache and watercolor work by Ivar Arosenius is a captivating example of Swedish imaginative realism. The artist depicts himself wearing an intricate crown of wildflowers, set against a somber, atmospheric landscape populated by delicate, hovering dragonflies, blending portraiture with a sense of the ethereal.
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