Self-portraits played first fiddle in auto-creation; Boznanska painted herself like she wanted to be perceived. She created more or less 30 self-portraits. First ones were made during Munich’s period, the last ones - at the end of her life. Many of them were created for self use but there were others ordered by clients or painted for exhibitions. With no doubt self portraits were crucial for creation of her image. [http://artophilia.com/articles/mml-boznanska/] This is her best-known self portrait, from 1893, when she appears calm and self-confident. [https://eclecticlight.co/2018/03/31/post-impressionist-paintings-of-olga-boznanska-1/]