Famous Self-Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh That Tells a Story
Van Gogh’s ‘Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe’ is one of his most popular works which he dedicated to his friend, painter Paul Gauguin.
Completed just a few weeks after his spat with Gauguin, after which he cut off his ear lobe, the painting captures the depth of his emotions that is visible in every brush stroke.
Completed just a few weeks after his spat with Gauguin, after which he cut off his ear lobe, the painting captures the depth of his emotions that is visible in every brush stroke.
In this painting, Van Gogh can be seen sitting in the Yellow House, wearing a green overcoat, fur winter cap and smoking a pipe.
His right ear is heavily bandaged to cover the self-inflicted wound. It is believed that in reality, it was his left ear that was wounded and the disparity occurred since he drew this picture while looking at himself in a mirror.
Philip Niarchos was suspected as being the anonymous buyer of Vincent van Gogh's "Self-Portrait", at a November 1998 Christie's auction; it sold for $71.5 million.
