Vincent van Gogh
Prisoners Exercising
From $100
This face is built from thick strokes of green and ochre, and a flat copy loses the paint. Our Van Gogh self portrait Oslo print was graded beside the original so the greens stay deep and every stroke around the head stays sharp.
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
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its nearly square shape suits a study, a library or a quiet corner. The greens and ochres look deep with dark green, stone and walnut, and a black or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Self-Portrait (Oslo, 1889) by Vincent van Gogh
Saint-Rémy, 1889
In August 1889, at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, Vincent van Gogh was still unsettled after an attack of illness, but ready to paint again. He painted himself, hunched, looking at us sideways.
The one he didn’t send
A few weeks later he sent his brother Theo a calmer self-portrait, now in Paris. He mentioned that he had another, “an attempt from when I was ill.” This is that painting.
Proved in 2020
For years experts argued over whether it was really his. In 2020 the Van Gogh Museum confirmed that it is, “unmistakeably.” It belongs to the National Museum of Norway in Oslo.
Read the story
This is the self-portrait Vincent van Gogh didn't send home.
It's late summer 1889, at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. Vincent has been ill, and he is still unsettled, but he is ready to paint again.
He paints himself, hunched over, looking out at us sideways, in greens and ochres, with thick strokes around his head.
A few weeks later, in September, he paints another self-portrait, calm and blue, and that's the one he sends to his brother Theo.
I have another one, he writes, which is an attempt from when I was ill. But I think this one will please you more.
The one from when he was ill is this painting.
For years, experts argued about it. Some said it wasn't by Vincent at all.
Then, in 2020, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam studied it closely, and said it was unmistakably his.
Their report says it shows someone who is mentally ill. That sideways, wary look is common, they say, in people with depression and psychosis.
Today it belongs to the National Museum of Norway, in Oslo.
Look into those eyes, and see the Vincent he chose not to send.
Self-Portrait. Vincent van Gogh, 1889.
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.
