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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 ...
New Van Gogh exhibition coming to MFA Boston, a first in 25 years
More than 20 artworks by world-renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh will be shown in the art exhibition, including 14 of ...
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Why This Van Gogh Portrait Was Left Forgotten in a Chicken Coop
Following hospitalization for a severed ear, Van Gogh created this "keepsake" for his doctor, which soon ended up in a ...
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Matisse wanted to buy a Van Gogh portrait—instead, his brother bought a bicycle
Matisse, then a 29-year-old struggling artist, discovered Van Gogh’s work at Ambroise Vollard’s gallery in Paris. He fell in ...
Is That Painting a Lost Masterpiece or a Fraud? Let’s Ask AI
A dubious “Van Gogh” has sparked a battle between technology, connoisseurs, and the high-stakes art market. What does AI, ...
The Incredible LEGO Version of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night Gets a Rare Amazon Discount
The Starry Night is van Gogh's most famous work, painted in 1889, and it beautifully translates into a great LEGO set thanks ...
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Chronic Pain and the Surviving Artist
Chronic pain deeply influenced Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh, shaping their art as a reflection of suffering, resilience, ...
Review: Shadow Theatre's After Mourning - Before Van Gogh a touching portrait
Vincent Van Gogh sold only a single painting in his lifetime. The tortured artist suffered from bouts of mental instability ...
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A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh
The brooding black birds aren't the only shared subjects that the two artists depict. One of Van Gogh's most famous inspirations — sunflowers — also appear in Kiefer's works. A huge dried ...