Arts Everyday Living: Van Gogh’s Shoes—A Self Portrait of the Artist? By Joan Hart on February 5, 2019 in Art Happenings Vincent van Gogh, A Pair of Shoes, 1887, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum. Amsterdam, Netherlands Would you consider Vincent van Gogh’s pair of shoes which he painted in 1887, a self-portrait? Do they reveal Vincent’s personality? His character? art appreciation, Post-Impressionists, self portraits in art, shoes in art