Portrait of a Woman with a Red Ribbon

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My photographic version of the van Gogh painting "Portrait of a Woman with a Red Ribbon, december 1885" (from the Alfred Wyler collection, New York).

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How did I create this photo?

It was very difficult to find the blouse that exactly matched the original. Until it suddenly appeared on Ebay. Maybe it wasn't exactly the same but good enough for me. Although it was pink, that was easily corrected digitally.

For the red ribbon, I didn't mind to use something that I just liked instead of looking someting exactly the same.

Ofcourse, the model, is always a thing. I alway look for someone that gives me the same vibe as in the original painting, not necessarily an exact copy.

The curly Van Gogh like background is painted after the original.

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The whole proces of researching, planning, finding the clothing and model, testing light set-ups and camera settings, shooting and post-processing in Photoshop, painting the background, took about three months.

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Thanks to Polina Mavrikaki, one of the painters of the Loving Vincent movie, for painting the background.