Self-Portrait

Joseph Paelinck

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a man sitting in a chair with his left arm resting on a table. He has short, brown, curly hair. The man wears a black jacket with a high, white, ruffled collar and a tan coat or robe with wide sleeves that are gathered at the elbow. His right arm is under the coat. He sits in a chair covered in a light-colored fabric. There are papers on the wooden table. The background is a mottled green. The man appears to be looking directly at the viewer. Joseph Paelinck painted this self-portrait.