a hidden self-portrait on the back of the canvas. The portrait was revealed while conservationists were conducting an X-ray analysis of Head of a Peasant Woman as part of a cataloging exercise ...

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 ...

The hidden self-portrait was covered by layers of glue and cardboard on the back of an earlier work called Head of a Peasant Woman. The gallery's senior conservator Lesley Stevenson said she felt ...

A Van Gogh self-portrait has been discovered on the reverse of a painting at the National Galleries of Scotland. The ghostly image of the artist was found when Head of a Peasant Woman (1885 ...

At the time, “Head ... Some no doubt didn’t. X-rays have revealed other paintings — a seminude and a standing nude, for instance — behind some of Van Gogh’s Paris self-portraits ...

Now it has been discovered that Vincent Van Gogh’s Head Of A Peasant Woman is even more special than originally thought – it has a self-portrait of the artist on the other side of the canvas.

A self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was recently uncovered at the National Galleries of Scotland. It's been hidden for over a century on the back of a painting called "Head Of A Peasant Woman." ...

One of the most iconic and expressive self-portraits is ‘The Desperate Man’ by Gustave Courbet. Courbet paints himself as a young man, his eyes wide in surprise, and his hands on his head.

The NGS added that, at the time, “Head of a Peasant Woman” was likely considered more “finished” than the Van Gogh self-portrait. The painting changed hands several times until it went to ...

Gallery experts say it could be possible to uncover the self-portrait, but it will require "delicate conservation work" to remove it without harming "Head of a Peasant Woman." Conservators are ...