ARTY PEOPLE! HELP ME WITH ANALYSIS ON THIS PAINTING!!!!! *BEST ANSWER 10 POINTS*?

Hmmm I do not know much about Gustave Courbet, he was a proud and arrogant man apparently and commonly did theatrical portraits of himself. He used alot of contrast in the tones of the painting, especially the whites of his shirt and arms against the dark of his hair and scarf. The whites in his eyes against his irises no doubt achieve the same effect: a dramatic, eye-catching effect. Also, he also uses blocks of colours for both white and dark tones (see shirt), this also creates a sudden, abrupt feeling. The lines on his shirt and hands are also quite deep and bold, accentuating intensity and strong emotions. The painting is quite rough in texture, in some places it is smooth, but in many places you can seem noticeable brush strokes, creating a frantic and unpeaceful mood. Also they have used red (specifically a peachy pink) on his cheeks and lips, to draw the viewer in specifically to his face, as this is a portrait. He has used a quite restricted colour palette, the colour in the background is very similar, if almost the same as his skine, probably so that the more bolder and brighter colours, like the red would stand out. The skin and bacground colours, aren't the most attractive either, which may have been intended, this olive greens and yellows created and unrelaxed and conflicts with the red. Overall I can't say I really know what the the artist was trying to say, but what I have stated above, I say that the artist may have been trying to show his stressed, "desperate" and frantic side, it shows his self-conflicts and waging wars inside of himself with the bold and contrasting colours and tones. Sorry I couldn't be much more help! Said all that I could grab from current knowledge of him, which isn't much at all!