Talk:Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake

Disambiguation

Due to the 40+ of self-portraits by the artist and the many different titles, some within the same year, I have disambiguated the title by the most common name for this work in the literature per our policy on article titles. I should note that I do not follow nor do I recognize the absolutely ridiculous MOS guideline that recommends disambiguating paintings by location, nor will I ever follow it in the future. Our policy on article titles takes precedence over an obscure, nonsensical guideline that serves no useful purpose, evidently written by someone who has invented a guideline that is neither reflected by art literature (nobody disambiguates paintings by location anywhere) nor by any semblance of common sense. Note, the institution that holds this work refers to it only as "Self-Portrait", but the literature does not. Further, I have run across an obscure source that indicates in passing that Gauguin exhibited this work by several different titles, but I have not yet been able to track down the correct information, as it may appear in an obscure French language source, such as a letter or interview. Viriditas (talk) 02:37, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Update: the French language source supporting multiple titles is Malingue, Maurice (July-August 1959). "Du nouveau sur Gauguin." L'Oeil, pp. 35, 38. As cited by Sandra Bertman in Litmed. Viriditas (talk) 09:21, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

Current article title

Popularized by Andersen (1964), Guérin (1978), Jirat-Wasiutyński (1986, 1987), Henderson (1987), etc. Viriditas (talk) 01:15, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

Per the above link to Litmed, the current title of this article may have been used by Gauguin himself (Portrait a l'aureole et au serpent). Viriditas (talk) 02:36, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 12:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Lede

• "Gauguin's Self-Portrait is exhibited in the Chester Dale Collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C." -it would be good to know when they acquired it.

• It was gifted to the NGA by Chester Dale upon his death in late December 1962. But maybe the NGA paperwork didn't go through until 1963. So the NGA acquired it from Dale upon his death in 1962 in one sense, and in another, 1963. I'll play around with it. Viriditas (talk) 09:53, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

• Done. Viriditas (talk) 11:47, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Background

• polychromed figures -a link to polychrome art?

• Done. Viriditas (talk) 11:47, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Description

• "The work shows the influence of Japanese wood-block prints and cloisonnism." -do any commentators mention any specific Japanese works/artists as an influence or do they just say in general?

• Cachin refers to the visage of "popular actors", presumably Japanese, that appeared in the wood-block prints. I'll keep looking for more detail. Viriditas (talk) 06:18, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Provenance

• "The painting passed through several different owners until American banker Chester Dale acquired it in 1928.[18" -a bit vague, I think you should try to document as many owners as possible. Perhaps mention one or two more if you have the sources?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:27, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

• Done. Viriditas (talk) 03:25, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

A lovely little article, good job.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:27, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

@Viriditas: Will pass once the above are addressed, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:04, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Will start on it now. Thank you for reviewing. Viriditas (talk) 08:56, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

I'm going to pass it anyway. Up to you if you think the other points are worth addressing. I could find very little to pick on with it. Keep up the good work!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:18, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Paul Gauguin - Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake.jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Picture of the day

Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake is an 1889 oil on wood painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, which represents his late Brittany period in the fishing village of Le Pouldu in northwestern France. It shows Gauguin against a red background with a halo above his head and apples hanging beside him as he holds a snake in his hand while plants or flowers appear in the foreground. The religious symbolism and the stylistic influence of Japanese wood-block prints and cloisonnism are apparent. The work is one of more than 40 self-portraits he completed. It is held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.Painting: Paul Gauguin