Bedding House Van Gogh Self Portrait Round CushionBedding House Van Gogh Self Portrait Round Cushion The artist, dressed in light summer clothes, looks at us questioningly with one blue eye and one green eye. For this self portrait, Van Gogh used a cheap carrier cardboard on which he painted a layer of purple stripes. Unfortunately, the pigment has faded considerably over time and only vague pink stripes can be seen on the shoulders; Van Gogh's careful colour composition has been lost. Originally,