In another experiment with brushstrokes and color, Beauford completed this self-portrait 18 years after the one in 1944. A cigarette hangs from his lips and a beret sits on top of his head, perhaps a nod to the Parisian lifestyle he was leading at the time of its production. Frenetic lines of yellow and orange paint create dynamic movement across the entire canvas; viewers are given the sense that Beauford is buzzing with energy. His good friend, Burt Reinfrank, wrote for Les Amis de Beauford Delaney that when he looks at this painting, he sees a composite of Beauford and Henry Miller. Beauford adored Miller, who lamented always about Beauford’s selflessness and devotion to his friends. This painting, whether consciously or subconsciously, is an ode to their friendship and entanglement in each other’s lives.