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Jane TomlinsonVan Gogh in Arles – a walk in Vincent’s footsteps
Read moreOriginally 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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Jane TomlinsonThe suicide of Vincent van Gogh – 29 July 1890
No CommentsRead moreOn 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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Jane TomlinsonVincent van Gogh mutilates his ear – 23 December 1888
Read moreOn this day in 1888 in Arles in southern France, Vincent van Gogh performed the most infamous act of self-mutilation…
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Jane TomlinsonMap of Vincent van Gogh – a painting of the places Vincent lived and worked
Read moreOn 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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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Paul Gauguin – 8 May 1903
Read more“In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of ‘revolutionary’; and it is…
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Jane TomlinsonVan Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
Read moreI’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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Jane TomlinsonDr Gachet’s house in Auvers-sur-Oise
Read moreIn 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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Jane TomlinsonStarry nights with Vincent van Gogh
Read moreA 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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Jane TomlinsonVan Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Read moreVincent 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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Jane TomlinsonVincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon
Read moreThe road to Tarascon heads north out of Arles from Place Lamartine, which, in 1888, was the site of Vincent…
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