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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?
The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s. The series of artworks will be reunited at ...
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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 ...
New Van Gogh exhibition coming to MFA Boston, a first in 25 years
More than 20 artworks by world-renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh will be shown in the art exhibition, including 14 of ...
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 ...
'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 ...
How the First Vincent van Gogh Piece Was Acquired in the US: Book Excerpt
Blake Gopnik recounts how the Albert Barnes Foundation started its collection of modern art via an excerpt from his book, ...
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‘A Fire in His Soul’ Review: Van Gogh’s Paris Transformation
Nor is Van Gogh by any means an unknown character, in part because his devoutly self-absorbed letters, addressed to ... known for its bohemian tone. Vincent had been painting seriously for about ...
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Matisse wanted to buy a Van Gogh portrait—instead, his brother bought a bicycle
Matisse, then a 29-year-old struggling artist, discovered Van Gogh’s work at Ambroise Vollard’s gallery in Paris. He fell in ...