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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 on Thursday.
The self-portrait was found on the back of Van Gogh’s Head of a Peasant Woman when experts at the Edinburgh gallery took an X-ray of the canvas ahead of an exhibition.
The work is believed to have been hidden for over a century, covered by layers of glue and cardboard when it was framed in the early 20th century.
Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money.

The portrait shows a bearded sitter in a brimmed hat. Experts said the subject was instantly recognisable as the artist himself, and is thought to be from his early work.
The left ear is clearly visible and Van Gogh famously cut his off in 1888.
Frances Fowle, a senior curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, said the discovery was “thrilling”.
“Moments like this are incredibly rare,” she said. “We have discovered an unknown work by Vincent van Gogh, one of the most important and popular artists in the world.”
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The gallery said experts are evaluating how to remove the glue and cardboard without harming Head of a Peasant Woman.
Visitors to an upcoming Impressionist exhibit at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh can see an X-ray image of the self-portrait through a lightbox.
“A Taste for Impressionism” runs from July 30 to November 13.


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Senior Conservator Lesley Stevenson views “Head of a Peasant Woman” alongside an X-ray image of the hidden Van Gogh self portrait. Photo: Neil Hanna via AP

An X-ray image of the painting “Head of a Peasant Woman” (1885) by Vincent van Gogh reveals a self-portrait of the Dutch artist. Photo: Neil Hanna/National Galleries of Scotland via EPA-EFE

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The gun believed to be used by painter Vincent van Gogh to shoot himself on July 27, 1890, on display at Drouot auction house in Paris on Friday. Photo: AFP

A revolver believed to be the gun Dutch 19th century painter Vincent Van Gogh would have used to kill himself on 27 July 1890 is on public display at Paris' Drouot auction house on June 19, 2019 before it goes under the hammer later today. - The gun was found in the field where the artist committed suicide in Auvers-sur-Oise by a farmer around 1960 and was handed to the current owner’s mother. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)

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The image, thought to have been lost for over a century, was found on the back of another work when experts took an X-ray of the canvas before an exhibition
Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money



The previously unknown image was found on the back of another work, and shows his left ear still intact, suggesting it was from before he cut it off in 1888.


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Van Gogh self-portrait – with left ear intact – found hidden behind another painting

The image, thought to have been lost for over a century, was found on the back of another work when experts took an X-ray of the canvas before an exhibition Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money

The image, thought to have been lost for over a century, was found on the back of another work when experts took an X-ray of the canvas before an exhibition

Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money