Photo: The National Museum / Anne Hansteen
Vincentvan Goghis known for both his extreme talent and tumultuous history.
Aside from famous works likeStarry Nightand hisSunflowersseries, he is also known for the 35 self-portraits he created.
According to those experts,Self-Portrait (1889)is most certainly by Van Gogh.
Photo: The National Museum / Anne Hansteen
A conservator from Norway’s National Museum examining the painting prior to a loan.
In July of that year, he’d been admitted to an asylum after he tried to swallow paint.
Van Tilborgh believes he would have paintedSelf-Portrait (1889)just a few days later.
A conservator from Norway’s National Museum examining the painting prior to a loan. (Photo: The National Museum / Anne Hansteen)
Interestingly, the date of this painting places it about eight months after the painter had mutilated his ear.
That means the ear we’re seeing is actually his right ear, which was still intact.
