On this day in July 1890, one of the most influential artists of all time, Vincent van Gogh died at the age of 37, after having shot himself in the chest with a 7mm Lefaucheux pinfire revolver. There were no witnesses of this mysterious incident. The shooting may have taken place in the wheat field in which he had been painting, or in a local barn. Vincent was on his deathbed for 30 hours. According to Theo, his last words were: "The sadness will last forever."
1890年7月的今天，有史以来最有影响力的艺术家之一，文森特-梵高用一把7毫米口径的莱福克斯左轮手枪射中自己的胸部后去世，享年37岁。这起神秘事件没有目击者。枪击可能发生在他曾作画的麦田，也可能发生在当地的谷仓。文森特在临终前卧床了30个小时。按照西奥的说法，他的遗言是：“悲伤将永远持续下去。”
Here we see his quite cheerful self-portrait. Wearing light summer clothes, the artist examines us with one blue and one green eye. For this self-portrait, Van Gogh used an inexpensive alternative to canvas: cardboard. He then applied a layer of priming with dashes of purple. But the pigment in that purple paint has largely faded over time. A few strokes of pink are still faintly visible in his shoulder. The original colors, carefully composed by Van Gogh, have therefore been lost. For instance, the purple background once contrasted with his yellow straw hat.
在这里我们看到他神情愉快的自画像。穿着浅色夏装，梵高用一只蓝眼睛和一只绿眼睛审视着我们。对于这幅自画像，梵高使用了一种廉价的帆布替代品：纸板。然后他涂上一层紫色的底漆。但随着时间的推移，紫色油漆中的颜料已经基本褪色了。他的肩膀上仍隐约可见几笔粉红色。因此，梵高精心创作的原始色彩已经消失。例如，紫色的背景曾与他的黄色草帽形成对比。
We present today's work thanks to the Van Gogh Museum. : )
感谢梵高博物馆与我们分享今天的画作。:)
