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“Portrait of the Artist’s Mother”

Vincent Van Gogh

1888
Oil on Canvas

I wonder how Van Gogh’s mother felt about being painted so green? 😝

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06:48 PM - Mar 02, 2023
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Anne Worner
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In response to Paul Henning.
I only see green in the background, which is a complementary color to the red brown dress she is wearing. There can be olive tones in skin.
06:53 PM - Mar 02, 2023
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Paul Henning
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The portrait appears to have an overall green hue to it when viewed in person. I just looked closer at the placard and it does mention that Van Gogh was unsatisfied with the coloring and that some of the red tones he used have faded with time.
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06:59 PM - Mar 02, 2023
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Anne Worner
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In response to Paul Henning.
I don't know which reds he used when painting this, but infer it was Red Lake pigments - if he had used cadmium colors the painting would not have faded to the sickly green. It's a loss for posterity to not see the painting in its original state.
08:02 PM - Mar 02, 2023
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