Posts Tagged: Van Gogh Painting
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Apr 09, 2013
No CommentsVincent van Gogh’s Bedroom
On loan from the Musee D’Orsay, the popular Vincent’s Bedroom in Arles, is currently on display at The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) in an exhibition titled Guest of Honor: Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles. The painting will be displayed along with three other paintings by Van Gogh including Self Portrait with Straw Hat –...
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Mar 19, 2013
1 CommentVan Gogh’s Irises
In May of 1889, Van Gogh admitted himself to the asylum at Saint Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France. In his final year of life, he painted some 130 works. Within the first week at the asylum, he began to paint Irises; the subject matter was inspired by the asylum’s garden to the south of the men’s...
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Mar 08, 2013
No CommentsVan Gogh Virtual Tours
A virtual tour is a “simulation of an existing location usually composed of a sequence of video or still images,” according to Wikipedia. So what does that have to do with Van Gogh? Well, his works are scattered throughout the world and there are some places that, unfortunately, you might not ever have the opportunity...
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Feb 22, 2013
No CommentsAn Early Watercolor: Coalmine in the Borinage
One of Van Gogh’s first watercolors was Coalmine in the Borinage, completed sometime between July-August of 1879. In January of 1879, Van Gogh had taken a temporary post as a missionary lay preacher in Petit Wasmes and Cuesmes, villages in the coal mining district of Borinage, Belgium. Van Gogh was completely committed to helping the...
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Feb 07, 2013
No CommentsVan Gogh’s “Heads of the People” February, 1885
From 1881 to November of 1885 Van Gogh lived in the Netherlands. It was during this time that he had a humanitarian outlook on life and spent a good deal of his time painting peasants and workers. He had an attachment and sympathy for the working class and found the subjects noble, simple and honest. ...
