On this blog, we are able to look more in-depth into paintings that Van Gogh has done. If you want to learn more about the history and art of famous pieces like the Café Terrace at Night, less known works like The Sower and The Reaper , or even if you’re just here for the haystacks, you’ve come to the right part of the blog to find out more about the history and art style of Van Gogh’s paintings.
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 –…
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…
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…
