Self-portrait with portrait of paul gauguin, dedicated to vincent van gogh - "à son copaing [slang for "for his fellow"] vincent, 1888"
van gogh had asked bernard for a portrait of gauguin, but bernard did not feel able to create such (gauguin, 20 years older [twice the age of bernard!], was already famous at this time). Van gogh however was totally fond of bernard's painting, for its simplicity, and compared it to "a genuine manet". Gauguin painted, to "compensate", a self-portrait "with portrait of bernard" in same year. Both paintings are held by vgm. Object Type: painting. Genre: self-portrait. Date: 1888. Dimensions: height: 46.5 cm (18.3 in); width: 55.5 cm (21.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Émile Bernard. Collection: Van Gogh Museum. Émile Bernard 1888 - Self-portrait with Gauguin portrait for Vincent
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