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Bitmap Image  |  1995-11-13  |  95KB  |  332x283  |  1-bit (2 colors)
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OCR: >er Portrard Deaicateato Paut Gaueurn Vincent van Gogh: portrait study in ashen and gray-pink flesh that Van Gogh executed in mid September 1888. The head floats ina sea of malachite green The second self- -portrait that Van Gagh completed duringhis Arlesian residence the picture was still wet when he moved into the yellow house Place Lamartine Although he did nat at first sign it, he wrate of its existence: "Ihave a portrait of myself all ash- colored The ashen gray color thatis the result f imixing malachite green with an orange hue ua pale malachite ground all in harmony with the reddish brown clothes. But as Ialso my personality Ihave in the first place aimed at the character f simple bonze worshipping the Eternal Buddha (Letter 544a). Before he sent the pain- ting TE his friend Gaugui ...