Portrait of the artist without beard

– SOLD FOR $71.5 MILLION (equivalent to $103 million in 2015) on November 11 1987
– It’s Vincent. His last portrait. And it’s a great painting – depth, texture, color, the intense gaze, the uncanny resemblance to Simon Pegg…better this than a here today, gone tomorrow celebrity on your wall! xyz This painting shows one of the true greats, a tortured soul who despite his illness managed to create some of the world’s most important art. Inspiring, no?