Archive: Van Gogh News
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Apr 08, 2010
2 CommentsVan Gogh in the Garden
With spring in the air and flowers starting to bloom, I am reminded of some of the paintings that Van Gogh did of flowers. His Irises and Sunflowers of course are favorites and are among his most famous paintings. However, I would like to focus more on some of his other works – the paintings...
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Mar 19, 2010
2 CommentsVan Gogh in Bronze and Stone
Van Gogh has influenced countless artists over the years. During his time, he greatly influenced other major artists like Gauguin as well as other Impressionists and Post Impressionists. Today, Van Gogh is still impacting artists all over the world. We recently posted new featured artists Okke Weerstand and Geert Weerstand, both inspired by Van Gogh,...
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Feb 24, 2010
9 CommentsNew Van Gogh Painting Authenticated
A “new” Van Gogh painting was announced in The Netherlands today. Despite the huge body of work that Van Gogh produced and the number of claims to Van Gogh discoveries that have been made, it is extremely rare that a new Van Gogh is actually authenticated. This and the fact that the late Dirk Hannema,...
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Jan 29, 2010
No CommentsThe Real Van Gogh – The Artist and His Letters Contest
Planning on being in London this spring? If so, you should enter The Real Van Gogh: The artist and his letters contest. We are currently running a contest in cooperation with The Royal Academy of Arts in London to win a pair of exhibition tickets for The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters....
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Dec 31, 2009
5 CommentsHappy New Year from the Van Gogh Gallery
Happy New Year and thank you for helping support our site to make 2009 an excellent year! We have had a lot of great feedback from Van Gogh Gallery visitors in the form of blog comments and email messages. We appreciate all of your input on the site and our blog. We are also thrilled...
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Dec 16, 2009
No CommentsView of Paris from Van Goghs Eyes
Although Van Gogh preferred the French countryside to the congested streets of Paris, he did live in Paris for a short time with his brother Theo at number 54 Rue Lepic in Montmartre. The art community was active at the time in 1874-75 and the Impressionists, or the grands boulevards artists as they were referred...
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Dec 04, 2009
4 CommentsThe Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters Exhibition
Rarely, since the time that they were created, has a large collection of Van Gogh’s original letters and his corresponding works been seen together. But in January of 2010, the main galleries of Burlington House, the Royal Academy of Arts will be host to an exhibition of over 35 original Van Gogh letters and about...
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Oct 20, 2009
2 CommentsVan Gogh: Brush with Genius Brings Artist to Life
Over the weekend, I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Van Gogh: Brush with Genius at a local OMNIMAX theatre. The film by Peter Knapp and Francois Bertrand, brings to life the words and works of Van Gogh on a larger than life scale. Narrated though the words of Van Gogh, as taken from his...
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Oct 09, 2009
1 CommentNew Van Gogh Museum iPhone App
A new application for the iPhone called “Yours, Vincent” is now available for Van Gogh fans to download. The application takes iPhone users through selected accounts from Vincent van Gogh’s letters along with accompanying images of his works. The app was developed to go along with the exhibit “Van Gogh’s Letters: The Artist Speaks” which...
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Oct 02, 2009
2 CommentsVan Gogh Gallery on Facebook
The Van Gogh Gallery is now on Facebook! Because of the high level of interest from our audience in updates and information on all things related to the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, we have created our own Facebook page. Become a fan and help us get the conversation started! Our intention is...
