Van Gogh’s canvas depicts a portrait in absentia of the French painter, and Van Gogh’s close friend, Paul Gauguin, through the means of a burning candle and a couple of books left on the armchair’s seat.
梵高以暗色调的画布,延烧的蜡烛和留在扶手椅上的几本书,营造出其密友法国画家保罗·高更离开的情景。