The first, by Vincent van Gogh, is known as
Portrait de Paysan (1889). But it is actually
a portrait of Jean Barral, whose parents were
wicker-workers (basket-makers) and who himself
(then 28 years old) tended land close to
where Vincent was being looked after
in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
He had not been identified
until long after his death in 1942,
so no-one ever asked him about the painter.
He might not even have remembered the portrait,
which of course was not sold
until long after Vincent's death.
is a piece of poker-work by J.L.
which I bought at a village sale
in Rouergue around 2014 for two euros.
Unknown artist (in unusual medium),
unknown subject, unknown date. Very nice
to have, especially at the price!
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