Posts Tagged: Drawing
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Nov 27, 2012
No CommentsVan Gogh’s Egyptian Mummy Drawings
In June of 1889, while at the asylum in Saint-Remy, Van Gogh created a drawing with blue and black chalk, on bluish gray Ingres paper titled Mask of an Egyptian Mummy. Shortly before his death, in July of 1890, Van Gogh executed three more drawings of the same subject one with blue caulk and the...
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Oct 30, 2012
1 CommentVan Gogh’s Barn Owl Drawings
Sometime between April to September of 1887 Van Gogh created two barn owl drawings from pencil, pen, and blue ink. In February of 1886, Van Gogh moved to Paris and lived with his brother Theo in Montmartre, an artists’ quarter. In Paris Van Gogh was exposed to the Impressionists, their use of light, and themes...
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Nov 11, 2010
3 CommentsVan Gogh Windmills
A native of Holland, many of Van Gogh’s early drawings depicted Dutch landscapes and life. A common fixture in the Dutch landscape even today is the windmill. Van Gogh created several different drawings containing windmills. The windmills were also a very popular subject for Van Gogh during his stay in Paris in 1886 and 1887....
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Dec 24, 2009
1 CommentHappy Holidays from the Van Gogh Gallery
We would like to thank all of our visitors for supporting the Van Gogh Gallery and wish you the best this holiday season. It seems only fitting that our wishes come from Van Gogh himself, so here are some of his holiday musings and a drawing from a letter he wrote to his brother Theo...
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Sep 23, 2009
2 CommentsShare Your Drawing
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...
