Popular perceptions of van Gogh are often preoccupied with heart-wrenching accounts of mental illness, but Van Gogh: Self Portraits avoids speculative psychoanalytic readings of one tortured face after another.
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After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis May Fetch $30M
The heirs of two Jewish collectors, one who sold the work to fund his escape from Germany, and another who had the artwork stolen by the Nazis, will receive financial restitution from the Christie’s sale.
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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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A New Sketch Has Been Attributed to van Gogh
“Study for ‘Worn Out’” (1882) has never before been seen by the public.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Build Starry Night Entirely Out of LEGOgh Blocks
The 1,552-piece set includes a miniature Vincent van Gogh figurine.
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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.
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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.
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Van Gogh and the Books He Loved
To Vincent, books were calls to action, lessons in life.
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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.