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Self-portrait
(1904)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
46.5 × 38.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
At the end of the nineteenth century Hugh Ramsay was considered to be the most gifted student at the National Gallery School. In 1901 he left for Paris where he achieved success with four of his paintings selected for the Paris Salon in 1902, an outstanding debut for the young artist. Soon after, Ramsay was diagnosed with tuberculosis, forcing his return to Australia in August 1902. Suffering a relapse, in August 1904 Ramsay travelled to Barnawartha near Albury. Here, in relative isolation, he completed several self-portraits which reveal the striking candour and the physical strain of his illness.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Barnawartha, Victoria
Accession Number
2004.215
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
beards men (male humans) Ramsay, Hugh shirts (main garments) spectacles (eyeglasses) suits (main garments)