Morris was born at Sketty, near Swansea, into a family of prominent industrialists. In 1914 he started studies in Paris which were interrupted by the First World War. One of the artist's earliest paintings, this self-portrait was executed after his move in 1919 to Newlyn in Cornwall. It is unclear if the landscape at top right represents a view through a window or a painting hanging on the wall. (http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/self-portrait-160309#) One site gives medium as oil on board, another as oil on canvas. (sh)