English: This is the last self-portrait that Van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) painted in Paris where he lived from 1886 to the beginning of 1888. It is signed and dated "Vincent 88". Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist Master whose innovative art influenced modern Expressionism, Fauvism, and early Abstract art. Van Gogh produced all of his work during a 10-year period. In 1889, he created 150 paintings and drawings alone! Tormented by mental illness for most of his life, Van Gogh created many of his masterpieces while institutionalized. He sold only one painting during his lifetime ("The Red Vineyards at Arles"), and is now regarded as one of the most important artists of the 19th century.