Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear is an 1889 self-portrait by Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. [1] The painting is in the collection of the Courtauld Institute of Art and on display in the Gallery at Somerset House. The painting includes inspiration from Japanese woodblock printing.

Nov 26, 2019 · On the night of Dec. 23, 1888, in the throes of a mental breakdown, Vincent van Gogh cut off part of his own ear. From here, however, details scatter, leaving countless contradictions in their wake. “When I started looking into Vincent van Gogh, nothing made any sense,” said Irish art historian Bernadette Murphy in a recent interview.

In his 2016 book, "Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence," author Martin Bailey speculates that news of his brother Theo's engagement set off Van Gogh's self-destructive episode. He asserts that Theo Van Gogh was Vincent's principle means of both financial and moral support, and his announcement caused the artist considerable distress.

The artist’s face and bandaged ear (detail), Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, oil on canvas, 60 x 49 cm (Courtauld Galleries, London) The unfortunate man. ... It was this compassionate dimension of Japanese art that van Gogh hoped to bring to Impressionism, a movement that—by the time he arrived in Paris in 1886 ...

Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889 by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh returned to his house at the beginning of January, and immediately wrote to Gauguin, sending a long and lucid letter apologizing for the 'incident' and assuring him of their continued friendship.Correspondence from Van Gogh to Theo and his friends indicates that he accepted his illness and wished to recover, though was perhaps ...

Outside of his paintings, when people think of Van Gogh, they think of his ear - or lack thereof. In February 1888, Vincent moved to Arles to begin his dream of starting an artist colony, painting in the south of France in a more direct light.

Van Gogh's fur cap secures his thick bandage and wards off the winter cold. Created in harsh conditions, this self-portrait demonstrates Van Gogh's determination to continue painting, reinforced by the objects behind him: a canvas on an easel and a Japanese print, an important source of inspiration. Above all, it is Van Gogh's brushwork and ...

Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear depicts the artist’s personal struggles and artistic power during a dark time in his life. The painting was created in January of 1889, shortly after the artist left the hospital where he received treatment for cutting off most of his left ear.

Van Gogh painted it in January 1889, a week after leaving hospital. He had received treatment there after cutting off most of his left ear (shown here as the bandaged right ear because he painted himself in a mirror). This self-mutilation was a desperate act committed a few weeks earlier, following a heated argument with his fellow painter Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh's fur cap secures his thick ...

The artist’s face and bandaged ear (detail), Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, oil on canvas, 60 x 49 cm (Courtauld Galleries, London) The unfortunate man. ... It was this compassionate dimension of Japanese art that van Gogh hoped to bring to Impressionism, a movement that—by the time he arrived in Paris in 1886 ...