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GOGH, Vincent van: Self-Portrait

🖼 Self-Portrait, September 1889, Saint-Rémy
Oil on canvas
40 × 31 cm

Intense brushstrokes render a gaunt face with piercing eyes, swirling background creating psychological turbulence. Van Gogh's raw self-examination pioneered emotional expressionism, transforming portraiture into introspective confession rather than mere representation.

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