A portrait of vincent van gogh's brother, the art dealer theo van gogh, painted in paris in 1887. The portrait was long thought to be a vincent van gogh self-portrait, but in june 2011 following a reassessment by the van gogh museum's head researcher louis van tilborgh it was said to be of theo van gogh. This was due to several physical traits that were more similar to theo than they were to vincent, including the portrait's trimmed and well-maintained beard, his ocre hair colour, and his sharper ears (vincent was known to have fleshy, plump ears). : see museum uncovers van gogh painting of his brother. The daily telegraph (21 june 2011); vincent van gogh self-portrait revealed as his brother. Bbc news (22 june 2011). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: Paris, March 1887 or April 1887.. Place of creation: Paris. Dimensions: height: 19 cm (7.4 in); width: 14 cm (5.5 in).. Medium: oil on paperboard. Depicted People: Theo Van Gogh. Collection: Van Gogh Museum. Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of Theo van Gogh (1887)
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