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Zelfportret Van Gogh gevonden op achterkant van eerder schilderij

By Ninian Carter

July 14, 2022 - A new self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh has been discovered on the reverse side of one of his paintings, hidden behind glue and cardboard.

A previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh has been found on the back of another of his paintings.

The sensational discovery was made when an x-ray image was taken of Van Gogh’s “Head of a Peasant Woman” (1885) in advance of a forthcoming Impressionism exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh.

Currently, the self-portrait is covered by layers of glue and cardboard believed to have been applied to the reverse of “Head of a Peasant Woman” before being framed for an exhibition held in Amsterdam around 1905.

Experts are researching to see if they can uncover the self-portrait, but warn that removing the glue and cardboard will require delicate conservation work to avoid harming the painting on the other side.

It’s believed Van Gogh painted the self-portrait after he moved to Paris and was exposed to the work of French Impressionists.

“Head of a Peasant Woman”, which shows a local woman from the town of Nuenen in the Netherlands, was donated to the National Gallery of Scotland collection in 1960 by a prominent Edinburgh lawyer.

It will feature in the “A Taste for Impressionism” exhibition on The Mound in Edinburgh (July 30-November 13, 2022), together with an illuminated copy of the x-ray image.

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PUBLISHED: 15/07/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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