Content: The study are about a donation from Hjalmar Gabrielson´s self-portrait-collection to Gothenburgs Museum of Art. The work of art are from 1920-1940 period and foremost from Sweden. It is the history of self-portrait which are discussed and therafter a few short biographic about three artists who belong to the collection. The artworks of the three artists has been analyzied with Peirce´s semiotic theory.and also a collection of letters from the artist to the collector has been studied in short. Beyond this has the collection in the area of the museum been discussed synoptically.