Restricted by motives, after leaving the hospital, Van Gogh began a series of portraits. Six of them he created in Saint-Remy, they stand out as isolated yet impressive achievements of the art of portraiture. Three out of six – self-portraits. Others include the portraits of Trabuk, the patient, and the young peasant.
On this self-portrait, on the bony head of Van Gogh, the signs of the last struggle are still vividly expressed. There are not only contrasting colors that make his face paler than usual; a light yellowish green color, undoubtedly gives an accurate description of his condition at that time. Here Van Gogh armed himself with the attributes of the artist, which is unusual for his self-portraits.
Related Paintings 
Autoportrait à la palette – Vincent Van Gogh 
Morning: departure to work (according to Mille) by Vincent van Gogh 
Trunks of trees with ivy by Vincent Van Gogh 
Landscape with a Walking Couple and a Crescent Moon by Vincent Van Gogh 
The wheat field at dawn and the reaper II by Vincent Van Gogh 
Wild Roses by Vincent Van Gogh 
The man from the orphanage, in the cylinder by Vincent Van Gogh 
Lilac bush by Vincent Van Gogh
Autoportrait à la palette – Vincent Van Gogh Morning: departure to work (according to Mille) by Vincent van Gogh Trunks of trees with ivy by Vincent Van Gogh Landscape with a Walking Couple and a Crescent Moon by Vincent Van Gogh The wheat field at dawn and the reaper II by Vincent Van Gogh Wild Roses by Vincent Van Gogh The man from the orphanage, in the cylinder by Vincent Van Gogh Lilac bush by Vincent Van Gogh