2020-01-29 19:38
The average person knows more about Vincent Van Gogh's life than about his artworks. Oh, they'll know about "The Starry Night" (because of the Don McLean song) and perhaps "Sunflowers" but n… Read More
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2017-02-13 20:55
From the You Really Should Remember to Update Your Passport If You Want to See This Department:In 2002 two priceless paintings by Vincent Van Gogh were nicked from the Van Gogh Museum. As ti… Read More
2017-02-04 06:22
Too much art for just one visit!The Philadelphia Museum of Art is probably is the only museum in the world that is more famous for its steps than for any of the magnificent pieces inside. Th… Read More
2017-02-04 06:07
PainfulThis way of seeing --All the worldThick with color, thin with timeMoving moving movingThe thoughts in the head in the eyes in the throatDown down downOn the surface of foreverVincent… Read More
2015-12-27 19:53
In case you didn't know it, 2015 is the 162nd birthday year of our man Vincent. There were many great and not-so-great celebrations of this sobering passage of time this year, but here are t… Read More
2015-05-14 20:55
Vincent Van Gogh is not just a great artist (oh no) but he is also considered a great metaphor for poets. (For those of you who failed English 101, a metaphor is a description that does not… Read More
2015-03-23 18:04
(This review first appeared at Goodreads. That's where I've been spending a shameful amount of time instead of updating this blog. ANYWAY --)There was a telemovie made in the UK in 2007 base… Read More
2014-11-23 18:54
There are a lot of Vincent Van Gogh biographies out there. Derek Fell's 2004 effort Van Gogh's Women: His Love Affairs and Journey into Madness is one of the best because it centers on one m… Read More
2014-11-05 16:21
Have an extra $50 million burning a hole in your pocket? That's how much you'll need to get one of the Venus' arms of paintings, a Van Gogh looking for a buyer. Prestigious aucti… Read More
2014-10-17 20:48
Today, a painting by Vincent Van Gogh is worth millions of dollars. But when Van Gogh lived, he could barely afford to eat and rarely could afford to hire models. Although he wrote often to… Read More
2014-10-17 20:48
Going to be in London? You lucky dogs. You'll get an opportunity to see a sight which was last viewed 65 years ago -- when two versions of Vincent Van Gogh's infamous sunflower p… Read More
2014-10-17 20:47
I've just realized that I've had this blog for over a year and have yet to write extensively about my favorite painting by Vincent Van Gogh. I will now rectify this immediately.As this post'… Read More
2014-10-10 21:36
The passion of the artist committed to finding the sacred in the common ... the suffering of an ignored genius ... the ultimate tragedy of an artist dying on the verge of international accla… Read More
2014-07-04 23:21
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890) painted people with remarkable sympathy but failed to get along with people in real life. He was deemed a failure by most of his family, had no lifelong friend… Read More
2014-07-04 22:51
One of Vincent Van Gogh's best-loved portraits is that of an old gardener named Patience Escalier. There are at least three versions (one drawing and two paintings) but the image on th… Read More
2014-07-04 22:35
How many times have you heard of someone being described as having an artistic personality or an artistic temperament? This is often spoken as a backhanded compliment, implying that although… Read More
2014-07-04 22:33
Although best known for his feverishly colored landscapes, Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) preferred to paint people. Paying for models was a challenge to the impoverished painter, as h… Read More
2014-07-04 22:29
What is a Pieta? It's an artistic scene depicting the Virgin Mary sorrowfully receiving the body of her son, the crucified Jesus. It's a subject popular in Western civilization in the last t… Read More
2014-06-26 18:41
I was first hoping that this was an Internet joke, but apparently it's not: some modern German artist has claimed to have re-grown the infamous ear of Vincent Van Gogh. The Van Gogh DNA is s… Read More
2014-06-26 18:16
If you liked Lust for Life (1934) by Irving Stone, then you are going to be really disappointed with Carol Wallace's Leaving Van Gogh (2011.) Stone did the historical novel thing so much bet… Read More
2014-04-14 02:24
This 2006 documentary is one episode of an eight-part series where historian Simon Schama takes a look at famous painters and how they impacted art and society. There is also a book to accom… Read More
2014-04-13 21:50
Let me clear. I have nothing against orangutans. I like orangutans. But I have a real hard time taking seriously anyone who compares an orangutan's paintings to a Van Gogh. That's what ABC N… Read More
2014-04-02 19:11
Vincent Van Gogh doesn't just matter to art lovers, but also to scientists. Some Greek and German scientists have looked at hundreds of paintings and photos from 1500, including Van Gogh's r… Read More
2014-03-04 20:38
Let me begin by saying that I used to be homeless. Food was a sacred issue. To find any was rapture and to waste any was an unforgivable sin. You could play with your food… Read More
2014-03-04 19:59
I meant to write a review of Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith ages ago but couldn't because I still haven't finished the book. Why haven't I? It's… Read More
2014-02-20 00:01
A Sotheby's auction in early February reached a record amount in part due to a Van Gogh painting which fetched 16.9 million pounds, reports Bloomberg. The Van Gogh was the second most… Read More
2014-01-16 00:01
Imagine being named after one of the most famous artists in the world. No, really -- imagine it. You are saddled with a name that you can never live up to in no way, shape… Read More
2013-12-28 17:42
Can you get to Washington, D.C.? If you can, give yourself a big treat and check out the National Gallery. In particular, you want to look for a painting that hasn't been seen in… Read More
2013-10-31 21:40
Halloween was not celebrated during Vincent Van Gogh's lifetime. It's more of a modern phenomenon. However, if it was, I think that he'd really have gotten into it. His Sku… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Earlier this month, art experts from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam announced that a painting stored in an attic for 80 years is a genuine Van Gogh. 80 years ago, a Norwegian co… Read More
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