A previously unknown self-portrait of the artist was found under a Van Gogh painting

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The unknown self-portrait of Van Gogh was found under a layer of cardboard and glue behind the artist’s painting “Head of a Peasant Woman” (1885). Experts from the National Gallery of Scotland found the hidden self-portrait when the canvas was X-rayed before the work was put on display.

According to “BBC”, the gallery’s senior curator Leslie Stevenson was shocked to discover that the artist was “staring at us” from the depths of the painting. The curator has expressed that this is an important discovery that will add to what is already known about the artist and his life.

The gallery representative reveals that the Dutch artist often used canvases and, to save money, turned them upside down and painted on the other side. On the other hand, experts explain that it is possible to save the discovered van Gogh self-portrait, but the process of removing the glue and cardboard will require delicate work. This evening is also looking into how to do it more successfully so as not to harm the original painting.

Although Van Gogh’s work was not appreciated until after his death, today he is one of the most prominent painters in the history of Western art. The painting “Head of a Peasant Woman” was included in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland in 1960 as part of a gift from a prominent Edinburgh lawyer. It is believed that van Gogh painted his self-portrait on the reverse when he moved to Paris, where he was influenced by the works of the French Impressionists.

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