Posts Tagged: Sunflowers
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Jul 20, 2011
No CommentsTop 10 Van Gogh Paintings
Van Gogh created almost 900 paintings during his lifetime; however, of these paintings, a certain few continually standout as favorites among most...
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Mar 16, 2011
No CommentsVan Gogh Gallery in London
Last month the Van Gogh Gallery team had the privilege of visiting The National Gallery in London to take in a few of Van Gogh’s masterpieces in person. The home of one of the greatest collections of Western European paintings, The National Gallery is a remarkable museum to...
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Oct 08, 2010
1 CommentPop Culture Van Gogh
As one of the most famous artists of all time with such iconic works to his name like Starry Night and Sunflowers, it is not surprising that Vincent van Gogh is a common influence on pop culture. With parodies of Starry Night including characters from Hello Kitty to Darth Vader, the recent inclusion of Van...
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Aug 27, 2010
1 CommentOther Sunflower Paintings by Van Gogh
During the August and September, when sunflowers are a hearty flower common in many areas, it is hard not to be reminded of Van Gogh. Sunflowers have become an iconic symbol of the artist and his work. Sunflowers were a popular subject in Van Gogh’s paintings when he moved to Arles, France; many of them...
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Jul 21, 2010
2 CommentsMuseums with Van Gogh Collections
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...
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Jun 10, 2010
3 CommentsVan Gogh Sunflowers
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers is one of his most famous series of works. He completed two separate series of still life paintings of Sunflowers the first in Paris in 1887 and the second adorned Gauguin’s room in Arles when he came to stay with Van Gogh at the yellow house. In a letter to his brother...
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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,...
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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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Sep 15, 2009
No CommentsGogh to the Museum The Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
If you have the opportunity, the best way to experience Van Gogh’s masterpieces is up close and in person. A number of years ago I was lucky enough to have a chance to visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Before visiting I had an appreciation for Van Gogh. I knew all the crowd-pleasers like...
