Tuesday, October 5, 2010

VINCENT VAN GOGH



An admirer of Francis Bacon, Papa Duke's portraits were rarely complimentary to their subjects.

Papa Duke worked long and hard on this portrait of Vincent van Gogh, changing it several times over several years, until it finally reflected the haunted nature of Van Gogh's soul.

Oil-on-board, 15.5 x 11.5, 1990s.