Art
Reunited for the First Time, van Gogh’s Olive Groves Reveal Secrets About His Work
An exhibition presents groundbreaking discoveries about van Gogh’s painting process and materials thanks to a years-long conservation and research project.
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News
A New Sketch Has Been Attributed to van Gogh
"Study for ‘Worn Out’" (1882) has never before been seen by the public.
Opinion
How My Kids Helped Me Stop Hating the Van Gogh Experience
Beyond Van Gogh is enchanting enough to capture the attention of kids for whom immobile art is very last century.
Opinion
How Images Created by Algorithm Channel van Gogh
Jan Robert Leegte’s work demonstrates how today, as 150 years ago, low-res messages are meant to be experienced and enjoyed in the least amount of time.
Books
The Fascinating Lives of Vincent van Gogh’s Three Sisters
"The Van Gogh Sisters" sheds light on Vincent van Gogh’s place within the family, including a complex relationship with his sisters.
Art
Build Starry Night Entirely Out of LEGOgh Blocks
The 1,552-piece set includes a miniature Vincent van Gogh figurine.
News
The Most Popular Art on the Getty Website in 2020
“Getty Wrapped 2020” — made in the style of Spotify's “Wrapped” lists — offers insight into the most popular search terms for art lovers this year.
In Brief
Researchers Used a Century-old Postcard to Determine Where van Gogh Made His Last Painting
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.
Books
Van Gogh and the Books He Loved
To Vincent, books were calls to action, lessons in life.
In Brief
Thieves Steal van Gogh Painting From Dutch Museum Closed for COVID-19
With museums across the Netherlands closed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, burglars used the pandemic to lift a van Gogh painting from the Signer Laren museum.
In Brief
Rembrandt and van Gogh Masterpieces Inspire Names for a Planet and Star
Two celestial bodies in the Andromeda constellation have been named “Night Watch” and “Starry Night."
Art
What Vincent van Gogh Meant to the German Avant Garde
Making Van Gogh: A German Love Story is an heroic effort to salvage Vincent van Gogh’s great artistic intensity from the much hyped, romantic image of the artist as a doomed interloper.