Self-portrait (Smoking in front of piano)
Ramsay, Hugh (1877-1906)
- National Gallery of Victoria
Australian painting[Museum inv. no.: 257-2]
Item location
Description
Depicts the artist in his Paris studio, smoking in front of an upright pianoforte. Standing slightly side on, he turns to meet the viewer's gaze. Sheet music is open on the piano's music stand, and the keyboard lid is open. In front of the artist is a low table, upon which are his painting tools: brushes of various lengths, tubes of paint, a palette and bottles of liquid.Paintings are displayed hanging on the wall above the piano, and more are stacked against the wall beside the piano.
The artist was a proficient pianist and organist.
For another self-portrait of Hugh Ramsay in his Paris studio, see RIdIM item 4820.
People as subjects
Ramsay, Hugh (1877-1906)Iconclass
48C513(+1)portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ artist at work)
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Upright pianoforte [2311] (with candlestick holders)Image URLs
image link 1This links to the owning institution's online collection.
Bibliographic references
Fullerton, Patricia. Hugh Ramsay: His life and work (Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: Hudson Publishing, 1988). ISBN 0949873101.Fullerton, Patricia. Hugh Ramsay: 1877-1906 (Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1992). ISBN 0724101594.
Teniswood-Harvey, Arabella. "The artist's piano: Parisian self-portraits by Hugh Ramsay (1877-1906)", Context 43 (2018) 1-12.