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GOGH, Vincent van: Self-Portrait with Straw Hat

🖼 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat, March-April 1887, Paris
Oil on cardboard
19 × 14 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Intense blue eyes stare directly outward beneath a wide straw hat, rendered in thick, agitated brushstrokes that convey psychological tension. Van Gogh's unflinching self-examination established the self-portrait as a tool for emotional truth rather than mere likeness, profoundly influencing modern art's psychological dimension.

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E. H. Gombrich
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