Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear - Vincent van Gogh
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Description
A poignant 1889 self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh, capturing the artist in his Arles studio following his well-documented injury.
This portrait depicts Vincent van Gogh in his studio in Arles, shortly after the incident involving the injury to his ear. The artist wears a heavy brown coat and a fur cap, his expression appearing composed yet weary. A white bandage wraps around his head, covering the right ear, which provides a stark contrast to the darker tones of his clothing and the surrounding environment. The background features a wall painted in shades of green, with a Japanese print visible on the right side. This inclusion reflects the artist's interest in ukiyo-e, which influenced his approach to colour and composition during his time in the south of France. The smoke from his pipe curls upwards, adding a sense of movement to the otherwise static pose. Van Gogh employs short, rhythmic brushstrokes throughout the canvas. These marks define the form of his face and the texture of his garments. The palette relies on a balance of muted earth tones and cooler greens, punctuated by the bright white of the bandage. The composition is direct, focusing on the artist's gaze as he looks towards the left, away from the viewer. This work provides a record of a difficult period in the artist's life, captured with the characteristic intensity of his late style. The application of paint is deliberate, with the texture of the canvas visible in areas where the pigment is applied more thinly. The overall effect is one of quiet observation, documenting the artist's physical state and his immediate surroundings with clarity.
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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear - Vincent van Gogh
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Artist Biography
Vincent van Gogh
He taught himself to draw by copying prints and working through textbooks. His brother Theo, an art dealer in Paris, sent money every month for the rest of Vincent's life. Without Theo there are no paintings. The letters between them, over 600, are one of the most complete records of any artist's thinking. Van Gogh wrote about colour theory, composition, what he ate, what he read, how much he spent on paint. He was articulate and well-read and not, despite the popular version, simply mad.
He moved to Paris in 1886 and encountered Impressionism. The palette changed immediately: from the dark browns of his Dutch period to the colours people actually associate with his work. He met Gauguin, Pissarro, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec. He absorbed Pointillism and Japanese prints. Then he moved to Arles in the south of France, where the light was better and people were fewer.
The Arles period produced Sunflowers, The Bedroom, Starry Night Over the Rhone. The breakdown followed: the argument with Gauguin, the severed ear (he cut part of his left ear, not the whole thing), the asylum at Saint-Remy, and then Auvers-sur-Oise, where he painted seventy canvases in seventy days before dying from a gunshot wound at thirty-seven. He sold one painting during his lifetime, or possibly two. Theo died six months later.
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