"self-portrait" By Maurice Meynart

In this "Self-Portrait," Maurice Meynart (1894–1976) presents a sober and introspective image of himself. With a free and expressive brushstroke, he builds up his face using broad swaths of green, blue, red, and ochre, which define the forms more through color than through line. His clear gaze, directed toward the viewer, lends the composition a quiet presence, while the luminous background highlights the psychological power of the portrait.

A Belgian painter closely associated with Post-Impressionist and Expressionist movements, Maurice Meynart distinguished himself through his portraits, landscapes, and scenes of daily life. In this work, he favors a bold palette and a vibrant painterly quality that convey not so much a faithful likeness as a personal vision of his subject’s identity, revealing the full sensitivity and modernity of his pictorial language.