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Painting of a man with a bandaged ear, wearing a blue fur-trimmed cap and green overcoat, before a yellow-green wall with a Japanese print.

Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear

A man in a green overcoat and blue fur-trimmed cap sits before a yellow-green wall, his head wrapped in white bandage over one ear. Short directional brushstrokes build the figure, and a Japanese woodblock print hangs behind his shoulder beside a door frame.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2356 × 2861 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1889; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Autorretrato con oreja vendada, 1889

Un hombre con abrigo verde y gorro azul con ribete de piel está sentado frente a una pared amarillo verdosa, con una venda blanca sobre una oreja. Pinceladas cortas y direccionales construyen la figura, y tras su hombro cuelga una estampa japonesa junto al marco de una puerta.

Português: Autorretrato com orelha enfaixada, 1889

Um homem de casaco verde e boina azul com acabamento de pele está diante de uma parede amarelo-esverdeada, com uma bandagem branca sobre uma orelha. Pinceladas curtas e direcionais constroem a figura, e atrás do ombro pende uma gravura japonesa ao lado do batente de uma porta.

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