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DEGAS, Edgar: Self-Portrait

🖼 Self-Portrait, c. 1855
Oil on paper
81 × 65 cm
Paris, France

Soft brushwork renders a young man's austere face against muted tones, his gaze direct and penetrating. This early self-portrait reveals Degas's psychological intensity and technical mastery, establishing themes of observation and isolation that defined his career.

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E. H. Gombrich
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