Vincent van Gogh
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This portrait is cobalt blues against a red table, and a dull copy turns the blues grey. Our Van Gogh portrait of Dr Gachet print was made from the best photograph of the original and graded so the blues stay rich and the foxglove stays purple.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x16 inch, 18x24 inch, 30x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its upright shape suits a study, a library or a home office. The cobalt blues and reds look rich with navy, rust and walnut, and a black or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
Auvers, June 1890
In May 1890 Vincent van Gogh moved to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, to be looked after by Dr Paul Gachet, a doctor and amateur painter. In June he painted him in a white cap and a blue coat, leaning on a red table with yellow books and a foxglove, the plant that gives digitalis, a heart medicine.
Sad but gentle
Gachet was “absolutely fanatical” about the portrait. Vincent told his sister he had given the doctor “an expression of melancholy which might often appear to be a grimace,” and that portraits should be “sad but gentle but clear and intelligent.”
Sold, and gone
A museum in Frankfurt bought it in 1911, and it was seized in 1937. In 1990 it sold at auction for $82.5 million, then a world record. It is in a private collection, and no one knows where it hangs today.
Read the story
This portrait once sold for more than any painting in the world, and then it disappeared.
It's June 1890. Vincent van Gogh has moved to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, to be looked after by Doctor Paul Gachet, a doctor who also paints.
Vincent paints him leaning on a red table, in a white cap and a blue coat, against a cobalt blue background.
On the table there's a yellow book, and a foxglove with purple flowers, the plant that gives a heart medicine.
Mr Gachet is absolutely fanatical about this portrait, Vincent writes to his brother.
To his sister he explains the face. An expression of melancholy, he says, which might often appear to be a grimace. Sad but gentle but clear and intelligent. That's how many portraits should be done.
A few weeks later, Vincent is dead.
In 1911 a museum in Frankfurt buys the painting. In 1937 the Nazis seize it as degenerate art, and sell it.
In 1990 it comes up at auction and sells for eighty-two and a half million dollars, a world record.
Then it goes into a private collection, and no one knows where it is today.
Look into the doctor's sad eyes, and wonder where in the world he is looking out from now.
Portrait of Dr. Gachet. Vincent van Gogh, 1890.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
