Wouter van der Veen, scientific director of the Institut van Gogh, noticed a striking resemblance between van Gogh’s “Tree Roots” (1890) and a postcard from Auvers-sur-Oise, where the painter took his life.
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The Gun that May Have Killed Vincent van Gogh Will Go to Auction
A 7mm pocket revolver found in a field in the northern French village of Auvers-sur-Oise — where Van Gogh is believed to have shot himself in the chest on July 27, 1890 — will go up for auction in Paris.
An Exhibition Comparing Hockney and van Gogh Searches for Common Ground
A new exhibition at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum brings together depictions of the natural world by Vincent van Gogh and David Hockney.
Contrary to Popular Belief, “Wheatfield with Crows” Was Not Vincent van Gogh’s Last Painting
John Berger was wrong! But we have the answers.
The Japanese Prints that Inspired Vincent van Gogh
A new book documents the extent to which the famed Dutch artist looked to his collection of some 660 Japanese works for inspiration.
3D van Gogh Paintings Are Selling at US Malls for Around $17,000
Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is showcasing and selling three-dimensional replicas of iconic paintings at malls across the US for one year.
As Dutch Museums Stop Accepting Fossil Fuel Money, Oil Companies Eye UK Museums
The Shell energy corporation has ended its years-long partnership agreements with the Van Gogh Art Museum and the Mauritshuis, but it’s already started to invest in UK-based institutions.
Van Gogh’s Japanese Idyll
Through willful imitation of Japanese art, van Gogh became the van Gogh we know, perhaps the world’s most famous painter.
Two Newly Discovered van Gogh Drawings Go on Display
Two new drawings from 1886 have been authenticated by the Van Gogh Museum as original works by the Post-Impressionist Master.
Museum Denies Authenticity of Newly Revealed van Gogh Drawings
The celebratory release of Vincent van Gogh: The Lost Arles Sketchbook is clouded in controversy as Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum rejects the authenticity of the supposedly 200-year-old album.
Italian Anti-Mafia Police Recover Two Stolen van Goghs, Including Rare Seascape
After disappearing for 14 years, two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen one morning from his namesake museum in Amsterdam have finally re-surfaced in a small Italian town.
An Exhibit Examines van Gogh’s Illness, from a Rusty Revolver to a Doctor’s Sketch of His Ear
One hundred and twenty-eight years after Vincent van Gogh took a razor to his ear — signaling the start of the tumultuous months leading up to his suicide attempt and death — we remain fascinated by the nature of the artist’s illness.