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GOGH, Vincent van: Self-Portrait in a Grey Felt Hat

🖼 Self-Portrait in a Grey Felt Hat, Winter 1886/87, Paris
Oil on cardboard
41 × 32 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Intense orange beard and piercing gaze dominate this frontal portrait, painted in bold, directional brushstrokes against a muted background. Van Gogh captures raw psychological presence during his Amsterdam period, revealing the artist's unflinching self-examination through color and urgent technique.

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E. H. Gombrich
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