An incredible discovery was made in a museum in Scotland and it concerns a self-portrait of his Vincent Van Gogh on the back of a painting by the Dutch painter.
The discovery was made after an X-ray examination of the painting “Portrait of a Peasant”, painted by Van Gogh in 1885 and which is in Edinburgh as part of an exhibition dedicated to the painter. The self-portrait was located on the back of the painting, which was covered by layers of glue and paper, which appears to have been added before an exhibition in the early 20th century.
“Moments like this are incredibly rare,” said Frances Fowle, curator of the National Gallery of Scotland. “We have discovered an unknown work by Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most important and popular artists in the world,” he added. Van Gogh is known to have reused paper to save money.
The self-portrait shows a bearded man wearing a hat and a scarf around his neck. His left ear, which Van Gogh cut off in 1888, is visible, APE-MPE reports, citing AFP.
During the exhibition, which will be held from July 30 to November 13, visitors will be able to admire the work inside a specially made box with light. The museum is now considering how he can remove the glue and separate the two works without damaging them.
Source: News Beast
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