Portrait of Paul Gauguin (Man with a Red Beret) – Vincent van Gogh (1888)

🖼️ Portrait of Paul Gauguin (Man with a Red Beret) – Vincent van Gogh (1888)
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An artist's gaze on another: Van Gogh paints Gauguin with intensity, respect, and silent tension

Created in November 1888 in Arles, Portrait of Paul Gauguin – Man with a Red Beret is one of the rare testimonies of the artistic meeting between two giants of modern painting.
This painting depicts Paul Gauguin, as Van Gogh saw him at the beginning of their collaboration. It conveys an intense psychological depth, in a composition that is both simple and charged with tension.

A direct, expressive, almost sculptural portrait

Red beret, sidelong glance, dark and clean background

Gauguin is depicted three-quarters view, wearing a bright red beret, characteristic, and dressed in a dark jacket. His gaze is directed to the right, as if absorbed in a thought or a memory.
The uniform brown background accentuates the relief of the face, the intensity of the gaze, and highlights the concentration of the expression.

The palette is sober and warm :
– Reds and ochres for the beret,
– Deep browns for the background,
– Dark greens and blues for the jacket,
– Warm tones for the skin, shaped by a thick and pronounced touch.

A portrait between admiration and tension

Van Gogh considered Gauguin as a powerful and intellectual artist, but their relationship was also marked by misunderstanding and rupture. This portrait reflects these contrasts :
a will of homage, but also a distance, a gaze fixed in reserve, a strong but closed presence.

"I painted the portrait of Gauguin, pensive, reserved... a man from the North with fire in his blood."
– Vincent van Gogh (inspired by his letters)

Hand-painted reproduction – By Alpha Reproduction

A profound and controlled artist's portrait, recreated with fidelity and intensity

At Alpha Reproduction, Portrait of Paul Gauguin (Man with a Red Beret) is entirely hand-painted in oil on canvas, with meticulous attention paid to:

• The expressive shape of the face, tense and firm

• The color contrast, between the red beret and the dark background

• The intense gaze, full of character

• The dense pictorial material, applied in broad strokes

• The simple framing, typical of portraits from the Arles period

📜 Certificate of authenticity provided
📐 Customizable formats – stretched or rolled canvas
🖼️ Black gallery framing, dark wood or sober gold upon request

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

This Portrait of Gauguin is perfect for an artistic space, a personal gallery, a study office, or a collection focused on great modern painters. It is a work full of silence, respect, and human intensity.

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With this hand-painted reproduction, you bring into your home a rare, powerful, and introspective portrait, a testament to the dialogue between two major artist souls.
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