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Van Gogh and The Scream

Sonya — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:52:17 +0000

It is rare that we discuss the work of other artists, besides Van Gogh, on this blog; however, this work is frequently mistaken as a Van Gogh. It is a common misconception that Van Gogh created the painting titled The Scream. With Halloween having just past, we have had another influx of people contacting us and searching our website with this idea, but Van Gogh did not create this painting. In fact, The Scream was painted three years after Van Gogh’s death. So who is the artist that painted this work? Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) painted The Scream in 1893 and a series of other paintings and prints by this name. Although Munch was an Expressionist he was influenced by the works of earlier Post-Impressionists, including Van Gogh, on a trip to Paris in 1889. To learn more about Munch, please visit our Edvard Munch page, or find Edvard Munch prints including The Scream.

Top 10 Van Gogh Paintings

Sonya — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:19:09 +0000

Van Gogh created almost 900 paintings during his lifetime; however, of these paintings, a certain few continually standout as favorites among most individuals. Van Gogh admirers will travel from far and wide to see these particular works located in museums all over the world. And summer is the perfect time to visit museums both to stay out of the heat and take in some of Van Gogh’s best.

Van Gogh often created multiple paintings of the same subject such as sunflowers. For these works, we have picked a couple to highlight in our top ten. Another interesting item of note is that although Van Gogh painted hundreds of works over the course of the years from 1881-1890, nine out of the top ten were created during the years 1888-1889. During this time, Van Gogh was living in France – first in Arles and then Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

So what are some of his top paintings, and where can you see them? View the list below as we count down the
Top 10 Van Gogh Paintings.

	10. Wheat Field with Cypresses Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 – The Tate Gallery, London (shown top) Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 – The National Gallery, London
	9. The Bedroom The Bedroom, 1888 – The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (shown top) The Bedroom, 1889 – The Musée d’Orsay, Paris
	8. Potato Eaters, The, 1885 – The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
	7. Mulberry Tree, The, 1889 – The Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
	6. Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888 – The Musée d’Orsay, Paris
	5. Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night, The, 1888 – The Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
	4. Irises, 1889 – The Getty Center, Los Angeles
	3. Blossoming Almond Tree, 1890 – The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
	2. Sunflowers Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, 1888 – The National Gallery, London (shown top) Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, 1889 – The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
	1. Starry Night, The, 1889 – The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Is your favorite Van Gogh painting on this list? Comment and let us know.

Museums with Van Gogh Collections

Sonya — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:51:28 +0000

The summer is the perfect time to get out of the heat and take in some culture at a local museum. Fortunately, for Van Gogh lovers his works can be seen in museums all over the world. The largest collections can be found in The Netherlands including famous works like The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers and Almond Blossom. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo have the largest collections. Travel to Paris and see more of Van Gogh’s masterpieces like Starry Night Over the Rhone at the Musée d’Orsay or La Mousmé, Sitting at the Louvre. In London both the National Gallery and the Tate Modern have works by Van Gogh.

In New York, you can see Van Gogh’s Starry Night in person at the Museum of Modern Art or see several of his other paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. If you are in Chicago the Art Institute of Chicago has several impressive Van Gogh pieces including The Bedroom.

And no matter where you are you can always view Van Gogh’s masterpieces by going to the Van Gogh Gallery catalog and filter by city, state, country or museum name to find the Van Goghs closest to you or just browse them online.

Share Your Drawing

Sonya — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:43:19 +0000

I recently received another inquiry about some drawings owned by a Van Gogh Gallery visitor. The four drawings shown were sent to me with the following inquiry:

“I purchased 4 pencil drawings some years back at a flea market. They aren’t signed but 3 different museums have said that they are late 1800′s and look to possibly be Van Gogh. I wanted to send you three pictures. Two are pencil drawings and one is a faint sketch on the back of a drawing. “

Our reader would like to get any feedback on these drawings, so if you recognize any of them as being drawn by a particular artist, whether it is Van Gogh or someone else, please share your expert opinions with us. We would love to learn more about these pieces. Please comment and share your thoughts.

Share Your Painting Part 2

Van Gogh Drawing

Van Gogh Photo

Sonya — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:43:24 +0000

Recently, a photo of Vincent van Gogh has been the topic of many discussions surrounding Van Gogh. The photo can be seen on VanGoghFoto.com where it states that it has been proven to be a photo of Vincent van Gogh from 1886. The photo is also in the book by Ken Wilkie The Van Gogh File, the Myth and The Man. While there are known images of Van Gogh’s family members, there are very few of Van Gogh himself especially as an adult. Since this is thought to be one of the few photos of Van Gogh, we would love to get your opinion about the photo and whether or not you think it resembles the likeness he captured in so many of his self portraits such as these. Comment and share your thoughts.

Van Gogh Foto

Van Gogh Photo?

Comparing Van Gogh Photos