Framed Portrait of Vincent van Gogh with Poem
Subject
Vincent van Gogh
(Dutch, 1853 - 1890)
ClassificationsHistory
DimensionsFramed: 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
DescriptionColor print of a portrait of Vincent van Gogh framed with a clipping of a poem. The print is a reproduction of Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe (1889), which shows the artist in a black coat with white shirt, black fur hat, and a pipe in his mouth. A white bandage is covering his right ear. Set against a red background. The poem clipping is mounted beneath the print. It is written in French, in Van Gogh's handwriting, and purportedly inspired his painting Evening: The End of Day (After Millet) (1889). The frame is gold with a white mat. The poem translates to English as:"Under the twilight and brown / the peasant twice bronze / His forehead bathed in the pale sky / Returns his work done" (poem by Breton).
