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GOGH, Vincent van: Self-Portrait with Straw Hat

🖼 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat, Summer 1887, Paris
Oil on cardboard
41 × 33 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Intense blue eyes stare directly outward beneath a straw hat, rendered with thick, directional brushstrokes that convey psychological urgency. Van Gogh's self-portrait documents his inner turmoil during a pivotal period, establishing the introspective self-examination that would define modern portraiture.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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