“From Garage Sale to Gallery: The Shocking Discovery Behind a $50 Painting That Could Be a Van Gogh Masterpiece Worth $15 Million!”
During his stay, van Gogh created more than 150 paintings. More than two dozen of these paintings were so-called “translations,” in which van Gogh recreated works by other artists in his own unique style. Elimar is believed to be van Gogh’s interpretation of a piece by the Danish artist Michael Ancher, to whom van Gogh was linked by Mette Sophie Gauguin, the Danish wife of van Gogh’s friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin.
Vincent van Gogh FoundationAn 1883 painting by van Gogh depicting a fisherman on the shore.
The theme of fishermen was also a recurrent one in van Gogh’s works, reflective of his early desire to become a preacher — the image of a fisherman is related to a description of Christ and his followers in the Bible as “fishers of men.” Van Gogh had previously explored this theme in 1883, and if the analysis of Elimar is accurate, it seems he revisited that theme at Saint-Rémy in 1889, just one year before his death.
“The analysis conducted on this distinctive painting provides fresh insight into the oeuvre of van Gogh, particularly as it relates to his practice of reinterpreting works by other artists,” Anderson said. “This moving likeness embodies van Gogh’s recurring theme of redemption, a concept frequently discussed in his letters and art. Through Elimar, van Gogh creates a form of spiritual self-portrait, allowing viewers to see the painter as he wished to be remembered.”
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