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Self-portrait

Margit Anna

Name Class Date
Margit Anna, Self-portrait. Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder. See this canvas under a moving light: the drawing, the true colour under the varnish, the bare pigment

The facts

Artist
Margit Anna artsdot.com/en/artists/margit-anna/
Artist’s dates
1913 – 1991
Movement
Expressionism Colour and shape deliberately distorted so the picture shows an emotion rather than a likeness.

Copyright This work is still under copyright. Margit Anna died in 1991; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it remains in force until 2061. The image is shown here for classroom reference; rights remain with the rights holder.

Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 30, 2026

Self-portrait — Margit Anna Part 1 · The artwork

In context

Self-portrait — Margit Anna

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1910
  2. 1920
  3. 1930
  4. 1940
  5. 1950
  6. 1960
  7. 1970
  8. 1980
  9. 1990

Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 78 at death.

Shaded: the lifetime of Margit Anna (1913–1991) every dated painting, decade by decade

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

More works to set beside this one: artsdot.com/en/art/similar/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUM-en/

Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    Walnut #835937

    Catalogued palette

    • #835937
    • #C28652
    • #C9A975
    • #432A1B

    These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

    Palette
    Earthy The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    Walnut
    Intensity
    Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Bold How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Unified Palette How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
    Brightness
    Brilliant How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
    Saturation
    Clear Color Presence How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Where in the world is this painting looked at?

    • under 1%
    • 1–3%
    • 3–8%
    • 8–20%
    • 20% and over
    This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Margit Anna over the last twelve months — 1 countries in all. Where these figures come from

    The ten leading countries

    1. 1 China 100.0%

    Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

    The 9 most looked-at works by Margit Anna

    1. 1 Guardian Of Flame 20.0%
    2. 2 Self-portrait In Bathing Suit 10.0%
    3. 3 Self-portrait this painting 10.0%
    4. 4 Dancers 10.0%
    5. 5 Madonna With Lace 10.0%
    6. 6 Fire Department At Szentendre 10.0%
    7. 7 Murder 10.0%
    8. 8 Self-portrait 10.0%
    9. 9 Plate board 10.0%

    Together these works take 100.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 56 works by this artist, of which 9 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 3 of them, with 10.0% of that attention. The same counts, month by month

    Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

    Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 30, 2026

    Self-portrait — Margit Anna Part 2 · In context

    Artist and museum

    Artist

    Margit Anna

    Born in Borota, Hungary

    Where to read more

    Find this online

    QR code linking to the download page for Self-portrait

    artsdot.com/en/art/download/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUM-en/

    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Anna, Margit. Self-portrait. n.d., https://artsdot.com/en/art/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUM-en/
    APA
    Anna, Margit (n.d.). Self-portrait [Painting]. https://artsdot.com/en/art/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUM-en/
    Chicago
    Margit Anna. Self-portrait. n.d. https://artsdot.com/en/art/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUM-en/
    Harvard
    Anna, Margit (n.d.) Self-portrait. Available at: https://artsdot.com/en/art/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUM-en/

    Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 30, 2026

    Self-portrait — Margit Anna Part 3 · Artist and museum

    Look closely

    Self-portrait — Margit Anna

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Our catalogue files this work under: self-portrait, red background, blue eyes. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
    4. Look back at Mistery Play, earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    5. Expressionism: Colour and shape deliberately distorted so the picture shows an emotion rather than a likeness. Where can you see that in this work?

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

    Source: ArtsDot.com — accessed Sept. 30, 2026

    Self-portrait — Margit Anna Part 4 · Look closely

    Questions & Answers

    How strong is the contrast in "Self-portrait" by Margit Anna?

    The light-dark contrast of "Self-portrait" is recorded as bold. Contrast describes how strongly light and dark areas differ.

    Who is the artist behind "Self-portrait"?

    The artist behind "Self-portrait" is Margit Anna. The work is catalogued under Margit Anna's name.

    Is "Self-portrait" by Margit Anna a portrait, landscape or square composition?

    The format of "Self-portrait" is portrait. This is useful when planning where a reproduction will be placed.