I'm looking for a short story I read years ago

Question

I'm looking for a short story I read years ago.

It was about a kind and cheerful painter who made horrorful art that did not match his personality. After some times he began to paint beautiful works, full of joy and gentleness, but he himself became a despicable human being.

Answer 1

sounds interesting! A little bit like Gogol's "The Portrait" but a different trajectory in that story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Portrait_(short_story)

I'd be interested to know the one you're thinking of.