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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de: Self-Portrait in front of a Mirror

🖼 Self-Portrait in front of a Mirror, 1882-83
Oil on cardboard
40 × 32 cm
Albi, France

Caught mid-glance, the artist confronts his reflection with unflinching directness, rendered in muted tones and loose brushwork. Toulouse-Lautrec's self-examination reveals his complex relationship with physical appearance and identity during fin-de-siècle Paris.

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