| Vincent Van Gogh “Self Portrait with bandaged ear” 1889This is one of the two self-portraits that van Gogh painted after cutting off his ear (the other, previously in the collection of Leigh B. Block in Chicago, was bought later by the Niarchos family). The expression of the artist's face is, paradoxically, calmer than in many other self-portraits by the artist; which can be interpreted as an effort of the painter to find in the painting his particular salvation. It is also remarkable the presence of a Japanese stamp in a self-portrait. In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent affirmed that he envied the Japanese painters for “his style, as simple as breathing”.(http://www.theartwolf.com/articles/50-impressionist-paintings.htm) |
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