A previously unknown self-portrait of celebrated Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered hiding in plain sight on the back of another painting, the National Galleries of Scotland ...

Art conservators were examining Van Gogh's 1885 piece "Head of a Peasant Woman," and when an X-ray machine was used on it, the portrait was revealed on the back of the painting. "Moments like this ...

Back of Head of a Peasant Woman detail on June 19, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist’s paintings.

Several other self-portraits from the Nuenen period - between 1883 and 1885, when Van Gogh lived in the southern Dutch town - have been discovered on the backs of his paintings and now hang in ...

As it prepared for an exhibit, the National Galleries of Scotland found a previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, covered by glue and cardboard, on the back of another of his paintings.

Unlike in some of the artist’s later self-portraits, Van Gogh’s left ear is clearly visible in the X-ray. He famously cut it off in December 1888 after an argument with fellow artist Paul Gauguin.

Senior Curator Frances Fowle viewed "Head of a Peasant Woman" by Vincent Van Gogh on June 19, 2022. A previously unknown self-portrait of Van Gogh has been discovered behind the painting.

LONDON — A previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was found hidden beneath another painting by the National Galleries of Scotland. Conservators first found the never-before-seen ...

LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - A self-portrait of Dutch post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh has been uncovered hidden behind one of his paintings. National Galleries of Scotland said on ...

They got two Vincent Van Gogh's for the price of one. But it took staff at the National Galleries of Scotland decades to discover the self-portrait of legendary artist hidden underneath his ...

Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money. "Moments like this are incredibly rare," said Frances Fowle, a senior curator at the National Galleries ...

LONDON, UK — A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist's paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday. The self ...