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GOGH, Vincent van: Self-Portrait with Straw Hat

🖼 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat, Summer 1887, Paris
Oil on canvas on panel
36 × 27 cm
Detroit, USA

Bold brushstrokes and warm ochres define this frontal portrait, where Van Gogh captures himself with unflinching directness against a muted background. The raw, gestural technique and penetrating gaze reveal the artist's psychological intensity, establishing self-portraiture as essential to modern art's emotional authenticity.

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