Self-Portrait with Felt Hat, 1886 to 1887

Dressed as a city gentleman in black felt hat, overcoat and cravat, painted in Paris between December 1886 and January 1887. X-rays show it was painted over a standing nude he made in Fernand Cormon's studio, where he took lessons in the spring of 1886. Reusing canvases saved money, and the habit runs through his whole Paris period. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.