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GOGH, Vincent van: Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat

🖼 Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat, August 1888, Arles
Oil on canvas on cardboard
42 × 30 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rust and gold tones dominate this self-portrait, where Van Gogh faces forward wearing a straw hat, pipe clenched between his teeth, rendered in thick, directional brushstrokes. The work captures his psychological intensity and became iconic of Post-Impressionist self-examination, revealing the artist's inner turmoil through color and texture.

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