🖼️ Portrait of Dr. Gachet – Vincent van Gogh (1890)

🖼️ Portrait of Dr. Gachet – Vincent van Gogh (1890)

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A melancholic gaze and a hand placed on the heart: Van Gogh pays tribute to the man who watched over his final days

Painted in June 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, just a few weeks before his death, the Portrait of Dr. Gachet is one of the most famous, most moving – and most mysterious – paintings by Vincent van Gogh.
Representing the homeopathic doctor Paul Gachet, who cared for the painter during his final months, this portrait is both a token of gratitude and a reflection on human fragility.

This painting has acquired an immense symbolic value, notably due to the psychological intensity of the pose, and the fact that it was sold for a record sum in 1990, becoming one of the most expensive paintings in the world.

An intimate composition, deeply moving in its sincerity

A solitary figure, poised, between fatigue and compassion

Dr. Gachet is depicted seated at a table, with his face slightly tilted, supported by his right hand. His gaze is sad, distant, introspective, almost as troubled as that of the artist himself.
In the other hand, he holds a purple foxglove flower, a medicinal plant used at the time to treat certain mental disorders.

The background is a deep and shifting blue, worked in broad wavy strokes, enhancing the emotional character of the portrait. The tones are cool, dark, but lively: blues, greens, whites, and purple.

A portrait of the soul as much as of the body

This is not an academic or flattering portrait: it is the reflection of a human bond between two fragile, sensitive men, close to pain. Van Gogh wrote:

"I painted the portrait of Dr. Gachet with an expression of melancholy that seems to say a lot..."

It's not just about depicting a doctor, but painting compassion, solitude, shared lucidity. This painting is a mirror of Van Gogh himself, through the one he considered his last confidant.

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A work of pure emotion, recreated with fidelity and intensity

At Alpha Reproduction, the Portrait of Dr. Gachet is entirely hand-painted in oil on canvas, with particular attention paid to:

• The facial expression, melancholic and sincere

• The hand supporting the head, central gesture of the painting

• The wavy blue background, typical of Van Gogh's pictorial writing

• The book and the purple foxglove, symbols of knowledge and care

• The living texture of the paint, applied in expressive movements

📜 Certificate of authenticity provided
📐 Customizable formats – stretched or rolled canvas
🖼️ Simple framing, matte black or natural wood on request

An ideal work for enthusiasts of psychological portraits, art history, and expressive painting

This painting is perfect for a personal gallery, an intellectual salon, a library, or a collection dedicated to Van Gogh. It will touch all those who seek the truth of the human behind the gaze, the pure emotion behind the color.

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With this hand-painted reproduction, you welcome a work of rare emotional intensity, a tribute to listening, shared pain, and profound humanity.
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