Self-portraits of Van Gogh to go on display in London
Vincent van Gogh, "Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear," 1889, obtained on June 30, 2021. (Reuters Photo)


Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s self-portraits will be displayed in London next year. The Courtauld Gallery will stage the exhibition from February, revealing the transformation of the artist’s post-Impressionist depictions of himself.

The display will include "Self-Portrait with a Dark Felt Hat," painted in 1886 in Paris, "Self-Portrait with a Palette," which van Gogh painted in an asylum in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, southern France, in September 1889. He died the following year.

Part of The Courtauld collection, the well-known "Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear," which van Gogh painted in 1889 after cutting off most of his ear, will also be on show alongside loaned works.

Vincent van Gogh, "Self-portrait as a Painter," 1888, obtained on June 30, 2021. (Reuters Photo)
Vincent van Gogh, "Self-portrait," 1889, obtained on June 30, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

"This will be the first time that the full span of Van Gogh’s self-portraiture has been explored in an exhibition," the gallery, which will reopen in November after a refurbishment, said in a statement Thursday.

"An outstanding selection of more than 15 self-portraits will be brought together to trace the evolution of Van Gogh’s self-representation ... Several works in the exhibition were last together in Van Gogh’s studio and have never been reunited, until now."

"Van Gogh Self-Portraits" will run at The Courtauld, which is located in central London's Somerset House, from Feb. 3 to May 8, 2022.