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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
In the late 1880s, Vincent van Gogh spent two years in southern France. Though the period was famously tumultuous for the ...
'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It ...
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17 Unique Facts About Van Gogh’s Yellow-Hued Series Of Sunflowers
Image credits: Van Gogh Museum The Sunflowers series is closely related to the Yellow House where the artist rented 4 rooms. His plan was to turn the yellow corner-building into an artists ...
Indian Yellow: Remembering a lost colour and the many theories about its origin this Holi
One of the last uses of Indian yellow, reportedly, was by Van Gogh in The Starry Night (1889). The famous yellow moon held within a cluster of radiant orbs was a blend of zinc yellow and Indian yellow ...
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Why This Van Gogh Portrait Was Left Forgotten in a Chicken Coop
Following hospitalization for a severed ear, Van Gogh created this "keepsake" for his doctor, which soon ended up in a ...
Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.
Attributing a work to the artist generally requires authentication by the Van Gogh Museum, but lawsuits and an influx of ...
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A Van Gogh drawing—with what is almost certainly the artist's fingerprint—goes to auction at Sotheby's
The work depicts the garden in Place Lamartine, which lay between the artist’s Yellow House and the ancient ramparts of Arles. Van Gogh called it the “poet’s garden”, since he imagined ...
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LEGO Art Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers 3D Set Is Available To Pre-Order
It features 16 sunflowers in a 3D design that attempts to mimic Van Gogh’s thick impastos and his use of light and shade. It also features 3 shades of yellow, adjustable petals, and a removable ...