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.
During his stay in Arles, Vincent did a study on the Langlois bridge. Unfortunately, it is no longer in its original spot, as it was replaced by another bridge and then later replicated. In homage to Van Gogh, the replication was renamed Pont van Gogh. It’s fitting given that the bridge inspired Vincent van Gogh…
Given that Vincent van Gogh produced an amazing catalogue of art that numbers in the thousands, it is astonishing that only six have been reported as destroyed. One of the six was a self-portrait known as The Painter on the Road to Tarascon. Before its destruction, The Painter on the Road to Tarascon…
Vincent van Gogh painted Prisoners Exercising, or Prisoners’ Round, in February of 1890 during his time at the Saint-Remy asylum. It is a copy of an engraving by Gustave Dore titled, Newgate Exercise Yard which offers a glimpse into prison life as inmates slowly march in a circle for exercise in the prison yard, surrounded by…
