🧑⚕️ Portrait of Doctor Félix Rey – Vincent van Gogh (1889)

🎨 Hand-painted reproduction by Alpha Reproduction

💚 A face of science and humanity

In this Portrait of Dr. Félix Rey, Vincent van Gogh immortalizes one of the few men who showed him attention and kindness when he needed it most.
Doctor at the hospital in Arles, Dr. Rey was a key witness to Van Gogh's mental fragility, and also one of his earliest supporters.
🖼️ This painting is therefore much more than a portrait: it is a tribute, a deep and colorful recognition.

🕰️ Historical context: Arles, January 1889 – Healing through art

After the dramatic episode of the severed ear, Van Gogh was admitted to the hospital in Arles.
It is there that he meets Doctor Félix Rey, a young caring physician, who tries to understand and soothe the tormented artist.
🎨 Van Gogh, as a sign of gratitude, decides to paint him – a way to express what he still cannot say.

🖼️ Visual analysis: vitality, decor, and introspection

• 👨⚕️ Doctor Rey, carefully groomed, with a fine beard and a frank look, is depicted with great dignity.

• 💙 The blue jacket, with violet reflections, strongly contrasts with the vibrant background.

• 🌿 The background, green adorned with yellow and red arabesques, evokes both life, intelligence, and thought in motion.

The style is typical of Van Gogh: rhythmic brushwork, strong contrasts, chromatic expressiveness, with a bright red signature that asserts the presence of the painter as much as that of the subject.

💭 A work of gratitude and resonance

This portrait is a testimony of sincere recognition, but also a work of emotional reconstruction.
Van Gogh states there: “I am not only mad, I am also an artist, and I see your kindness.”
💡 The doctor's gaze, clear-sighted and gentle, becomes a mirror of the artist himself, in search of stability.

🖌️ Hand-painted reproduction – Alpha Reproduction quality

At Alpha Reproduction, this artwork is recreated with great artistic precision:

✔️ Oil on canvas, faithful to the original materials
✔️ Hand-painted, in the expressive and luminous style of Van Gogh
✔️ Certificate of authenticity provided
✔️ Customizable formats and frames, according to your wishes

🎨 A work steeped in history, rendered in all its human and pictorial strength.

🏡 Decoration suggestions: character, portrait, and conversation

This painting fits perfectly into:

📚 A design office or a consultation room, for its intellectual spirit
🛋️ A living room with an eclectic or artistic atmosphere
🖼️ A personal gallery, dedicated to master portraits

🎁 Ideal as an inspiring gift, for doctors, art history enthusiasts, or lovers of expressive portraits.

✨ Bring the intelligence of the heart into your home

With Portrait of Doctor Félix Rey, Van Gogh signs a rare work, where science meets emotion, and where painting becomes an act of recognition.

🛒 Order now your hand-painted reproduction and give your space a meaningful face.