Vincent van Gogh

  • Sep292023

    Van Gogh in Arles – a walk in Vincent’s footsteps

    Originally published in September 2007 and now revised and updated, this blog describes a walk around Arles in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh, seeking out some of the places he painted.

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  • Jul292023

    The suicide of Vincent van Gogh – 29 July 1890

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    On 29 July 1890, Vincent van Gogh, an unknown 37-year-old Dutchman, died of a gunshot wound in Auvers-sur-Oise. Why did he commit suicide?

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  • Dec232018

    Vincent van Gogh mutilates his ear – 23 December 1888

    On this day in 1888 in Arles in southern France, Vincent van Gogh performed the most infamous act of self-mutilation…

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  • Nov262017
    The Life and Works of Vincent van Gogh

    Map of Vincent van Gogh – a painting of the places Vincent lived and worked

    On this hand-painted map of Vincent, discover where van Gogh lived and worked, and where some of his paintings were created.

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  • Jan012020
    van Gogh in Auvers - the church

    Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise

    I’ve been to Auvers, just north of Paris, a number of times throughout my life – my first time was in 1982. There is plenty here to interest both casual art loving tourists and Vincent van Gogh aficionados alike. Many of the places he painted still exist.

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  • Jan012020

    Dr Gachet’s house in Auvers-sur-Oise

    In Vincent van Gogh’s footsteps in Auvers-sur-Oise – at Dr Gachet’s house We visited Dr Gachet’s house in September 2007.…

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  • Jan012020
    Vincent's starry night over the Rhone

    Starry nights with Vincent van Gogh

    A visit to the places in Arles where Vincent van Gogh painted two of his starry nights: “Cafe terrace at night” & “Starry night over the Rhone”

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  • Jan012020

    Van Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

    Vincent van Gogh came to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in 1888 for a three-day painting trip. Vincent made the 30 mile trip from…

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  • Jan102020

    Vincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon

    The road to Tarascon heads north out of Arles from Place Lamartine, which, in 1888, was the site of Vincent…

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  • Jan012020

    Van Gogh in St Remy de Provence

    A visit to St Remy de Provence in search of some of the places Vincent would knew and painted when he was there in 1889.

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