Why it matters
Van Gogh painted Félix Rey, the doctor at the Arles hospital who treated him after he cut off part of his ear, and gave him the portrait as a keepsake. The Rey family used it for years to block a hole in a chicken coop.
Did you know?
- It was painted in January 1889.
- It shows his 'Japanising' style.
- The painter Charles Camoin bought it from Rey in 1901.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Doctor Rey (CC BY-SA 4.0).
