Self portrait without a beard- vincent van Gogh
Van gogh painted himself 37 times between 1886 and 1889. This is the last self portrait he painted and was given to his mother for her birthday. This oil on canvas is one of the most expensive paintings of all time selling for 71.5 million in 1998. One thing you see in common between all his self portraits is that van gogh is rarely looking directly at us in any of them. But something that's different in this self portrait is 1) He doesn't have a beard. 2) he looks way more upset and distraught in this painting compared to some of his other paintings. Van gogh has a great way of expressing emotions and feelings through his paintings in a not so real kind of way. If you have a chance I highly recommend you checking out and comparing his other self portraits. :)
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