nuSep 5, 2026, 13:30

Famous Van Gogh self-portrait on display for the first time since 1990

Vincent van Gogh's "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe" is set to go on public display for the first time since 1990 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation. Painted in 1889 after a conflict with artist Paul Gauguin, the piece will be exhibited alongside Gauguin's own work starting October 9.

The Louis Vuitton Foundation is hosting an exhibition featuring a rare Vincent van Gogh self-portrait, "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe," which has not been displayed publicly since 1990. The painting will be shown starting October 9 alongside Paul Gauguin's "Self-Portrait with Palette," creating a dialogue between the two artists. This specific work by the Zundert-born painter has not been exhibited in France since 1937.

Van Gogh created this piece in early 1889 following a turbulent period in Arles, where he and Gauguin lived and worked together at the Yellow House. Tensions between the two artists culminated in a confrontation during which Van Gogh severed his own ear. This painting is one of two self-portraits Van Gogh produced in January 1889 showing his bandaged head. Throughout his career, the Dutch master painted approximately nine hundred works, with only thirty-nine self-portraits surviving to the present day.

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