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Self-portrait by Marcellin Desboutin

Self-portrait

Marcellin Desboutin · 1890

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Artist
Marcellin Desboutin
Date
1890
Location
Musée d'Orsay
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Marcellin Desboutin

Marcellin Desboutin was a French painter, printmaker, and writer, perhaps best known for his portraits of Parisian bohemian life.

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