Description

The inspiration for this work wasVincent Van Gogh’s “Portrait of Dr. Gachet.” Both versions of the original perceptively convey the sitter’s sense of utter frustration, perhaps at his portraitist’s deteriorating condition. It was “a broken heart,” according to the master. Van Gogh was Paul Gachet’s patient during the last months of his life in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, even in the final hours after he had shot himself in the wheatfields nearby.
Inspired by this work, San Franisco painter Henrico (Richio) Galvez dialed up the volume with his “Dr. Gachet”. This is a portrait of a man who has lost his own way. Galvez’s scaled-up impasto technique makes the work all the more intense, in lockstep with our era. It would be hard to match this for its power in portraying an insight into the mind.See

Dimensions

30ʺW × 1ʺD × 40ʺH

Styles

Post Impressionist

Art Subjects

Portrait

Frame Type

Unframed

Period

Early 21st Century

Country of Origin

United States

Item Type

Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

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Materials

Canvas

Oil Paint

Condition

Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color

Cerulean

Condition Notes

Condition commensurate with age and use.Condition commensurate with age and use.