Archive: Paul Gauguin
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Jul 17, 2012
No CommentsVan Gogh, Gauguin and Sunflowers
Inspired by Paul Gauguin’s impending arrival, Vincent van Gogh was determined to cover the walls of The Yellow House with paintings of sunflowers. August 21, 1888 Van Gogh wrote to his brother, Theo, “Now that I hope to live with Gauguin in a studio of our own, I want to make decorations for the studio....
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Jul 12, 2012
No CommentsThe Yellow House
In May 1888, Van Gogh rented four rooms on the right side of a house, 2, Place Lamartine in Arles, France. In his painting, The Yellow House, Van Gogh’s living quarters are the ones with the green shutters and his bedroom lay beyond. Van Gogh hoped that at The Yellow House he could create a...
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Apr 26, 2010
No CommentsVan Gogh and Gauguin
Throughout history artists have worked together and inspired each other. Possibly one of the most recognized pairs of artists who had profound influences on each other was Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. One reason this is so well known is because of the collection of Van Gogh’s letters, which chronicles his artistic development first-hand,...
