Gids voor studentenkunst — Self Portrait

4 parts 1 The artwork2 In context3 Artist and museum4 Look closely

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De feiten

Kunstenaar: william mitchell artsdot.com/nl/artists/william-mitchell/
Geboortedatum en -overlijden kunstenaar: 1925 – 2020
Geschilderd: 1899
Afmetingen origineel werk: 52 x 39 cm

Copyright Dit werk is nog auteursrechtelijk beschermd. william mitchell overleed in 2020; het auteursrecht blijft 70 jaar na het overlijden van de kunstenaar van kracht, waardoor het geldig blijft tot 2090. De afbeelding wordt hier uitsluitend getoond voor educatieve doeleinden; de rechten blijven bij de rechthebbende.

Self Portrait — william mitchell

How big is it?

The original measures 52 × 39 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

Wanneer is dit geschilderd?

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Shaded: het leven van william mitchell (1925–2020) ▲ dit werk, 1899

Vergelijkbare werken

Portrait of a Man, 1870 artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-portrait-of-a-man-AQU7B2-en/
A Rescue at Sea, 1890 artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-a-rescue-at-sea-AQU7BC-en/
A Trial Ordered by Vice Admiral Codrington, 31 July 1831, off the Dodman, 1889 artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-a-trial-ordered-by-vice-admiral-codrington-31-jul-AQU7BG-en/

Kies een van de bovenstaande werken: noem twee overeenkomsten met dit werk en één verschil.

Meer werken om naast dit werk te plaatsen: artsdot.com/nl/art/similar/william-mitchell-self-portrait-AQU7BL-en/

Kleurenpalet

Gemeten op basis van de afbeelding

Hoofdkleur

Espresso #625340

Gecatalogiseerd palet

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Palet: Earthy De dominante kleurfamilie in de afbeelding.
Naam hoofdkleur: Espresso
Intensiteit: Monochromatic De mate van verzadiging en variatie in de kleuren, variërend van een enkele ingetogen tint tot vele heldere kleuren.
Contrast: Gentle De mate waarin de kleuren in helderheid en verzadiging variëren over het gehele kunstwerk.
Harmonie: Strong Color Unity De mate waarin de kleuren samensmelten, van contrasterend tot volledig harmonieus.
Helderheid: Deep_shadow Hoe licht of donker het beeld in zijn geheel oogt, van diepe schaduw tot helder hoogtepunt.
Verzadiging: Muted Hoe puur en krachtig de kleuren zijn, van bijna grijs tot volledig levendig.

Self Portrait — william mitchell

Kunstenaar

william mitchell

A Legacy Carved in Concrete and Vision

William Mitchell (1925 – 2020) stands as a monumental figure in the landscape of mid-century art, a sculptor whose work bridged the gap between the raw, industrial strength of Brutalist architecture and the delicate, lyrical rhythms of the natural world. Born in Dunedin, Otago, on November 29, 1925, Mitchell’s creative journey was one of profound transformation and geographical breadth. While his roots were firmly planted in New Zealand, his artistic soul was shaped by the winds of international modernism. His early encounters with the transformative power of concrete in London during the late 1940s and early 1950s provided him with a new vocabulary—one where heavy, structural forms could be manipulated to convey deep human emotion and complex spatial ideas.

The development of Mitchell’s aesthetic was far from linear; it was a sophisticated synthesis of diverse global influences. Following his formative years in the United Kingdom, he sought further refinement through postgraduate research at Yale University in the mid-1950s. This period in America was pivotal, exposing him to the rigorous geometric abstraction of American modernism. Under the guidance of luminaries such as Josef Albers and Kenneth Clark, Mitchell began to weave together the disciplined principles of the Bauhaus with the dreamlike, organic textures of European Surrealism.

Lees meer op

De kunstenaar william mitchell artsdot.com/nl/artists/william-mitchell/
Vergelijkbare werken Meer werken om te vergelijken artsdot.com/nl/art/similar/william-mitchell-self-portrait-AQU7BL-en/

Online beschikbaar

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Bronvermelding voor dit kunstwerk

MLA: mitchell, william. Self Portrait. 1899, https://artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-self-portrait-AQU7BL-en/
APA: mitchell, william (1899). Self Portrait [Painting]. https://artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-self-portrait-AQU7BL-en/
Chicago: william mitchell. Self Portrait. 1899. https://artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-self-portrait-AQU7BL-en/
Harvard: mitchell, william (1899) Self Portrait. Available at: https://artsdot.com/nl/art/william-mitchell-self-portrait-AQU7BL-en/

Self Portrait — william mitchell

Look closely

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

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Look back at Portrait of a Man (1870), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?
If you could ask the artist one question about this work, what would it be?

Your response

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