Arles · 1888–1889

Portrait of Eugène Boch

Portrait d'Eugène Boch · 欧仁·博赫像

A Belgian painter painted against a starry background because Vincent thought he looked like a poet.

Year

1888

Medium

Oil on canvas

Period

Arles (1888–1889)

Collection

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Palette

blue, orange, stars

Reference articles · 10

Ten angles on one painting: what it shows, how it was painted, what Vincent wrote, where it hangs, how it survives printing, and what to hang it next to.

• About the work Portrait of Eugène Boch — About the work 2 min
• The story behind it Portrait of Eugène Boch — The story behind it 2 min
• Brushwork and colour Portrait of Eugène Boch — Brushwork and colour 2 min
• What Vincent wrote Portrait of Eugène Boch — What Vincent wrote 2 min
• Where to see it Portrait of Eugène Boch — Where to see it 2 min
• How it survives reproduction Portrait of Eugène Boch — How it survives reproduction 2 min
• Which products suit it Portrait of Eugène Boch — Which products suit it 2 min
• Hanging and styling Portrait of Eugène Boch — Hanging and styling 2 min
• How to read it Portrait of Eugène Boch — How to read it 2 min
• Compared with his other work Portrait of Eugène Boch — Compared with his other work 2 min