A decades-old question mark hanging over one of the most famous paintings in Norway’s National Museum collection has finally been answered
—had been questioned by some experts since the 1970s due to the use of muted colors, in stark contrast to the Dutch artist’s other work.The result? Using x-ray analysis of the canvas, detailed studies of the brushstrokes and references in personal letters, experts established that it was painted by Van Gogh. It’s also likely the work was the only one he produced during his stay in a French asylum in 1889, shortly before his death.
in 2021. Once open, the museum will be the largest art gallery in the Nordic region, with more than 40,000 items among then collections of art, architecture and design.The ScreamThe museum took advantage of the gallery’s temporary closure ahead of the move to send the work to experts in the Netherlands in an attempt to prove the painting’s authenticity.
Following the research, the painting is temporarily on display at the Van Gogh Museum. From February 21, it will form part of the new exhibitionA painting from psychosis Painted a year before his death, Van Gogh’s self-portrait captures his descent into psychosis. The painter famously cut off his own ear following a row with a fellow artist, an act which began a run of stays in hospitals and asylums.
Van Gogh described the summer in which he painted the self-portrait in a letter to his brother. He said he was hit by a “severe psychotic episode” of six weeks that left him “disturbed.
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