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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
In the late 1880s, Vincent van Gogh spent two years in southern France. Though the period was famously tumultuous for the ...
How the First Vincent van Gogh Piece Was Acquired in the US: Book Excerpt
Blake Gopnik recounts how the Albert Barnes Foundation started its collection of modern art via an excerpt from his book, ...
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'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
On 23 December, 1888, the day that Vincent van Gogh mutilated his ear and presented the severed portion to a sex worker, he was tended to by an unlikely soulmate: the postman Joseph Roulin.
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The hidden science swirling in ‘The Starry Night’
The famous painting from Dutch post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh has sparked controversy among physicists. Two decades ago, a pair of physicists stood in a museum in Madrid contemplating the ...
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We Build LEGO Vincent van Gogh - Sunflowers, Which Contains a Hidden Surprise for Art Lovers
Vincent van Gogh painted his most famous sequence of Sunflowers while he lived in Arles, France, a prolific period in his artistic life. Van Gogh had a strong emotional connection to the sunflower and ...
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The Master: Check Out That Van Gogh Portrait Before It's Gone
The first of these concludes its display at the Norton Simon on March 4. By 1889 Vincent Van Gogh was in trouble. His attempt the previous year to have Paul Gaugin, painter of Tahitian dreamscapes ...
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A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh
When he was 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh from the Netherlands through Belgium and into France AMSTERDAM -- When he was just 17 years old, German ...