In return, Van Gogh sent two paintings to Pont-Aven. For Gauguin, he painted a dedicated self-portrait, a powerful work showing him against a strident light turquoise background, his hair had just ...

Art conservators were examining Van Gogh's 1885 piece "Head of a Peasant Woman," and when an X-ray machine was used on it, the portrait was revealed on the back of the painting. "Moments like this ...

Unlike in some of the artist’s later self-portraits, Van Gogh’s left ear is clearly visible in the X-ray. He famously cut it off in December 1888 after an argument with fellow artist Paul Gauguin.

Vincent Van Gogh painted three dozen self-portraits in just 10 years. That’s really a lot (there are about the same number of extant paintings by Johannes Vermeer). But now, miraculously, it ...

A Hidden Van Gogh Self-Portrait Was Just Discovered Underneath One of His Other Paintings X-rays of Dutch artist’s "Head of a Peasant Woman" revealed something unexpected underneath. Published ...

The self-portrait was found beneath layers of cardboard and glue on the back of another Van Gogh painting called “Head of a Peasant Woman” after it was X-rayed ahead of an upcoming exhibition ...

Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money. "Moments like this are incredibly rare," said Frances Fowle, a senior curator at the National Galleries ...

Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money. "Moments like this are incredibly rare," said Frances Fowle, a senior curator at the National Galleries ...

A hidden self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh has been discovered behind one of his paintings, covered by layers of glue and cardboard for more than a century.. The image was found when art ...

Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money. "Moments like this are incredibly rare," said Frances Fowle, a senior curator at the National Galleries ...