Posts Tagged: Van Gogh Painting
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Feb 08, 2012
No CommentsVan Gogh Portraits
Among his collection of works, Van Gogh created close to 50 known portrait paintings. While some unfortunately have been lost, there are many others that hang on the walls of museums showing the faces of people who once knew the...
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Dec 02, 2011
No CommentsThe Potato Eaters
One of Van Gogh’s famous earliest works is The Potato Eaters. Van Gogh spent a great deal of time working on perfecting The Potato Eaters as he thought it would be his breakthrough...
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Nov 17, 2011
No CommentsVan Gogh’s Harvest
This time of year, we celebrate the harvest and reap the benefits of the year’s hard work. Van Gogh frequently wrote about harvest time in his letters, and he often compared the harvest season to his own work and how he would someday get back all that he put into...
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Nov 10, 2011
No CommentsVan Gogh Shoes
From 1886 to 1888 Van Gogh was living in Paris. It was during this time that he created many still life paintings including several paintings of shoes. Find out more about these works....
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Sep 13, 2011
1 CommentVan Gogh Japonaiserie
Van Gogh like many of his post impressionist and impressionist contemporaries was influenced by Japanese art. In 1866 Van Gogh began exploring Japonisme and by 1887 he had created several works reflecting the bold colors and simple lines known in this style of...
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Jul 29, 2011
No CommentsThe Legacy of Van Gogh
Appreciating the gifts that Van Gogh gave the world from his paintings to his letters Van Gogh has inspired countless...
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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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Jul 08, 2011
No CommentsVan Gogh Portrait – Vincent or Theo
Over the past month, there has been a lot of coverage in the news about a Van Gogh self-portrait (Self Portrait with Straw Hat, 1887) which is now thought by the Van Gogh Museum to be a portrait not of Vincent, but instead of his brother Theo van...
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Mar 22, 2011
1 CommentVan Gogh in Spring
Van Gogh approached spring with an eagerness to not only enjoy the rebirth of nature in spring, but to also share the colors of life in everything he saw and...
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Mar 08, 2011
No CommentsVan Gogh Android App Brings Great Art to Your Phone
Technology is advancing the ways in which we can access great art. The Google Art Project which debuted in the last month, for example, gives viewers an inside and up close look at museums and artwork from around the world. Just yesterday, the Van Gogh Gallery announced the launch of our new Android App. With...
