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GOGH, Vincent van: Portrait of Madame Trabuc

🖼 Portrait of Madame Trabuc, September 1889, Saint-Rémy
Oil on canvas on panel
64 × 49 cm
St. Petersburg, Russia

Vivid brushstrokes render a woman in profile, her face luminous against swirling greens and blues, captured with Van Gogh's characteristic emotional intensity. This portrait demonstrates his psychological approach to portraiture, prioritizing inner character over literal likeness during his turbulent Saint-Rémy period.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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