Van Gogh considered the modern portrait to be the most important genre for painters.
"What I’m most passionate about, much more than all the rest in my profession - is the portrait, the modern portrait.
I seek it by way of colour, and am certainly not alone in seeking it in this way’, wrote Vincent to this sister Willemien in 1890.
Vincent van Gogh | Head of a woman | Van Gogh Museum
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