Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, The Courtauld, London.
Exhibition curator Dr Karen Serres, Curator of Paintings at The Courtauld Gallery, introduces Van Gogh. Self-Portraits, the first-ever exhibition devoted to Vincent van Gogh’s self-portraits across his entire career.
The evolution of Van Gogh’s self-representation is shown through an outstanding selection of around half of the self-portraits he created during his short years as a painter - an exciting opportunity, given that many of these works are rarely lent. Taking at its springboard Van Gogh’s iconic Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, one of the most celebrated works in The Courtauld collection, the exhibition ranges from his early Self-Portrait with a Dark Felt Hat, created in 1886 during his formative period in Paris, to Self-Portrait with a Palette, painted at the asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in September 1889, one of the last before his death in 1890. Several works in the exhibition were last together in Van Gogh’s studio and never reunited, until now.
Van Gogh Self-Portraits is at The Courtauld from 3 February - 8 May 2022.
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