Vincent Van Gogh is more than an icon of art history, he is a romantic myth. Undiscovered in his lifetime and plagued with mental illness, the specificities of his personality and practice have been subsumed beneath tragedy.

In Auguste Blackman’s portrait of the artist, Van Gogh’s charisma and vulnerability beams forth, his red hair filling the frame. Across his lifetime, Van Gogh painted thirty-seven self-portraits, less because of vanity and more from necessity, having been unable to afford models. In these works, a study of the self emerges, both fraught and compelling.

At once about the status of the artist as well as Van Gogh himself, ‘Vincent Van Gogh’ is an arresting post-impressionist work. It will enliven collections of Auguste Blackman, portraits and contemporary painting.

Auguste BLACKMAN (1957 - )
'Vincent Van Gogh' 2007
oil on canvas
Image Size: 61 x 61 cm
Dimensions: 61 x 61 x 2 cm
Signed: Signed 'Auguste BLACKMAN' and dated lower right
Comes with Letter of Provenance
 
Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.
 
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