A gloomy self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was declared genuine on Monday after decades of uncertainty, with experts identifying it as the only work painted by the Dutch master while he suffered from psychosis. The Self Portrait (1889)-which shows the artist giving a haunted sideways glance against a swirling blue and yellow background-was confirmed as authentic by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Questions were first raised about whether the painting-owned by the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway-was genuine as far back as 1970, but the Norwegian museum finally decided to end the doubts only in 2014, sending it to Dutch experts. (Photo/Agencies)
A gloomy self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was declared genuine on Monday after decades of uncertainty, with experts identifying it as the only work painted by the Dutch master while he suffered from psychosis. The Self Portrait (1889)-which shows the artist giving a haunted sideways glance against a swirling blue and yellow background-was confirmed as authentic by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Questions were first raised about whether the painting-owned by the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway-was genuine as far back as 1970, but the Norwegian museum finally decided to end the doubts only in 2014, sending it to Dutch experts. (Photo/Agencies)
A gloomy self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was declared genuine on Monday after decades of uncertainty, with experts identifying it as the only work painted by the Dutch master while he suffered from psychosis. The Self Portrait (1889)-which shows the artist giving a haunted sideways glance against a swirling blue and yellow background-was confirmed as authentic by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Questions were first raised about whether the painting-owned by the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway-was genuine as far back as 1970, but the Norwegian museum finally decided to end the doubts only in 2014, sending it to Dutch experts. (Photo/Agencies)
