Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
In the late 1880s, Vincent van Gogh spent two years in southern France. Though the period was famously tumultuous for the ...
The Art Newspaper15h
Matisse wanted to buy a Van Gogh portrait—instead, his brother bought a bicycle
Matisse, then a 29-year-old struggling artist, discovered Van Gogh’s work at Ambroise Vollard’s gallery in Paris. He fell in ...
How the First Vincent van Gogh Piece Was Acquired in the US: Book Excerpt
Blake Gopnik recounts how the Albert Barnes Foundation started its collection of modern art via an excerpt from his book, ...
'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It ...
Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.
Attributing a work to the artist generally requires authentication by the Van Gogh Museum, but lawsuits and an influx of ...
A Lego Van Gogh Sunflowers? It’s like painting with bricks – 2,615 of them, to be exact
Using standard Lego brick shapes and colours, designer recreates painting in 2,615 bricks. It’s on show beside the real thing ...
The Incredible LEGO Version of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night Gets a Rare Amazon Discount
The Starry Night is van Gogh's most famous work, painted in 1889, and it beautifully translates into a great LEGO set thanks ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Anselm Kiefer adjust a piece of his artwork The Starry Night during a press preview of the Anselm Kiefer ...