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Vincent van Gogh: Hidden self-portrait discovered by X-ray
16 July 2022 23:31
A previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh has been discovered hidden on the back of another painting.
Experts at the National Galleries of Scotland made the find when the canvas was X-rayed before an exhibition, BBC reports.
The hidden self-portrait was covered by layers of glue and cardboard on the back of an earlier work called Head of a Peasant Woman.
The gallery's senior conservator Lesley Stevenson said she felt "shock" to find the artist "looking out at us".
She said: "When we saw the X-ray for the first time, of course, we were hugely excited.
"This is a significant discovery because it adds to what we already know about Van Gogh's life."
The Dutch artist often re-used canvases to save money, turning them over and then working on the other side.
His work did not sell during his lifetime and his fame came only after his death in 1890, at the age of 37.
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