Full letter: http://bit.ly/VG-letter441
Which one do you like best?
Images from left to right: Ditch, Pine trees in the fen, (Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, Vincent van Gogh Foundation) and Thatched roofs (Tate, London)
Around this time in 1884, Vincent van Gogh send his friend Anthon van Rappard three drawings. He wrote: “It’s always good to let the work circulate a bit — and if people don’t take it, it doesn’t matter — show it again anyway. If you’ve now shown these to a few people perhaps, and they’ve rejected them or laughed at them or said what they want about them — if they constantly go on seeing more of them, they’ll change — not all — but some.”
Full letter: http://bit.ly/VG-letter441
Which one do you like best?
Images from left to right: Ditch, Pine trees in the fen, (Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam, Vincent van Gogh Foundation) and Thatched roofs (Tate, London)
Today is the last day of TEFAF Maastricht.
Visit our booth (# 811) and receive some unique Van Gogh Museum Sunflower seeds!
Our current exhibition is ‘Félix Vallotton. Fire beneath the ice’.
This is what people in the museum said about it (see photo).
Have you seen the exhibition yet? And what is your opinion about it?
Wow 250.000 fans! Thank you all so much!
Let's celebrate it with this fantastic Van Gogh Cake. Have you ever baked something like this?
Photo: http://bit.ly/1qG3jtD
The English version of ‘Vincent’ by Barbara Stok has been published!
One of the reviews we love: http://
What is your opinion about this graphic novel?
Vincent loved Japanese art! He had a great collection of Japanese prints and sometimes he copied them, to learn from it. It was quite difficult to get the pictures look exactly like the original. Vincent had a trick for that, and this weekend children aged 6 to 12 years can learn that trick in our workshop!
More info (in Dutch): http://bit.ly/
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), The Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige), 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Today is World Book Day!
And our librarians were wondering: ‘The word of 2013 is Selfie, could the word of 2014 be Shelfie? Following the Guardian, we would like to show you our Shelfie: some books of the collection Arti et Amicitiae, the Amsterdam society of artists, which has been incorporated into the Van Gogh Museum library since 1992. What are your favourite art books?’
The shelfies shared with the Guardian:http://bit.ly/1o1jGi1
Support us and join The Sunflower Collective. Be among the first and win a facsimile of the Van Gogh Sketchbook: http://bit.ly/1lC7m6q
More info: http://bit.ly/
Mark your calendar to learn more about Van Gogh's#Sunflowers: Friday 14 March from 6.30–7.30pm at the National Gallery, London.
'The Sunflowers: why, how, when?' What can we learn from seeing two versions of Van Gogh's iconic painting side by side? This question will be discussed, in light of new scientific research, by a panel of speakers representing the National Gallery in London and Van Gogh Museum. Our senior conservator Ella Hendriks will be part of this panel.
More info: http://
Today is the birthday of both our directors! Hip, hip, hurray!
The Loving Vincent Team has relaunched their campaign on Kickstarter and just announced new rewards including these Starry Night T-shirts based on one of the test paintings. There's still a week to support them in their effort to get all the painters trained.
They have reached a goal of 40,000 GBP a few days ago, so they can already train 2/3 of the painters for the project. They're trying to reach the goal of 65,000 GBP to train all of them!
More info: http://kck.st/1jStXOo
They have reached a goal of 40,000 GBP a few days ago, so they can already train 2/3 of the painters for the project. They're trying to reach the goal of 65,000 GBP to train all of them!
More info: http://kck.st/1jStXOo
Today is the start of the Boekenweek (National Book Week). From early on, Vincent van Gogh was fascinated by books. Here’s a video explaining why Vincent van Gogh depicted three realistic novels in 1887: http://youtu.be/
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Three novels, 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
"Spring is coming and I’d like to do some painting again. So that is in part why I’m not watercolouring at the moment. But nonetheless I’m working on it indirectly, and because of the changes to the studio, now that I’ll be able to study more chiaroscuro effects, I’ll also increasingly work with the brush in Black and White drawings too…"
Vincent van Gogh, on or about 2 March 1883
Full letter: http://vangoghletters.org/
Image: Vincent van Gogh, Five men and a child in the snow, sketch on an envelope in a letter to Theo van Gogh, on or about Friday, 2 March 1883, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
This weekend is the start of Carnaval in the southern regions of the Netherlands! If you are celebrating carnival in the Brabant area where Vincent van Gogh was born and raised, and you don’t have a costume yet, maybe this will inspire you!
More info about this festive event:http://en.wikipedia.org/
Have a great weekend!
Image source: http://www.neatorama.com/
Edible Masterpieces is a new fundraising initiative fromThe Art Fund encouraging art-lovers and keen bakers to help raise money for museums and galleries in the United Kingdom.
We love this recipe for a Van Gogh-inspired Ploughman's: http://www.artfund.org/
If you'd like to get involved, go to:http://www.artfund.org/
Early 1889 Vincent van Gogh was working on the painting ‘Augustine Roulin (La Berceuse)’ and two repetions. On or about 25 February he wrote to his brother: "When Mrs Roulin also left, to go and live with her mother in the country for the time being, she took away the Berceuse. I had the sketch of it and two repetitions. She had a good eye and took the best one, only I’m currently redoing it. And I don’t want this one to be inferior."
Which one do you think is the best version?
Full letter: http://vangoghletters.org/
Images:
Vincent van Gogh, Augustine Roulin ('La Berceuse'), 1889,
From left to right:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (the sketch Van Gogh is referring to, first version)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (the repetition chosen by Augustine Roulin)
The Art Institute of Chicago (repetition)
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (repetition of the painting chosen by Augustine Roulin, 4th version)
Which one do you think is the best version?
Full letter: http://vangoghletters.org/
Images:
Vincent van Gogh, Augustine Roulin ('La Berceuse'), 1889,
From left to right:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (the sketch Van Gogh is referring to, first version)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (the repetition chosen by Augustine Roulin)
The Art Institute of Chicago (repetition)
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (repetition of the painting chosen by Augustine Roulin, 4th version)
How many shades of yellow would there be? And how many did Van Gogh use when he painted ‘Sunflowers’ and/or ‘Quinces, Lemons, Pears and Grapes’?
Children, aged 6 to 12 years, can learn how to paint with different shades of one colour during our workshops. They’re welcome at 1.30 pm on Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday.
More info (in Dutch): http://bit.ly/
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Quinces, Lemons, Pears and Grapes’, 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Did you know that we also manage a museum in The Hague? It’s called De Mesdag Collectie and houses the exceptional collection of 19th-century art assembled by the renowned marine painter Hendrik Willem Mesdagand his wife Sientje.
Today is Mesdag’s birthday! Say ‘Congrats!’ by liking this page: https://www.facebook.com/
Reminder: today at 2pm is Marina Ducrey’s lecture on Félix #Vallotton! In English.
More info: http://bit.ly/
Photo: Eva le Clercq, Kunstbeeld
Today is Charles-François #Daubigny’s birthday! He was born in 1817.
Vincent van Gogh admired this French landscape painter throughout his life. He depicted Daubigny’s enclosed garden three times.
Image: Vincent van Gogh, Daubigny’s garden, 1890,Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Happy Valentine’s day!
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), A Man and a Woman Seen from the Back, 1886. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Weekend tip: English spoken lecture on Sunday 16 February 2014 at 2 pm: 'Félix Vallotton. Fire beneath the ice' by guest curator Marina Ducrey of the Fondation Félix Vallotton in Lausanne.
More info: http://bit.ly/
Hope to see you Sunday!
Image: Félix Vallotton, Self-portrait in dressing gown, 1914, Félix Vallotton, Musée cantonal des Beaux- Arts, Lausanne.
Many thanks to the BankGiro Loterij and all lottery players!
Yesterday, during the 2014 Goed Geld Gala, the BankGiro Lottery made its annual announcement of the amount that it will contribute to cultural institutions in the Netherlands, this year from its 2013 lottery revenue. The Van Gogh Museum, the RijksmuseumAmsterdam, the Mauritshuis and the Kröller-Müller Museum will collectively receive € 7.6 million.
The funds will be reserved for purchases for our permanent collection.
The BankGiro Loterij is also contributing € 4.5 million, spread over three years, to the creation of our new entrance building.
More info in Dutch: http://bit.ly/
Photo: our director Axel Rüger is showing the BankGiro Lottery’s generous contribution during the Goed Geld Gala 2014
Yesterday, during the 2014 Goed Geld Gala, the BankGiro Lottery made its annual announcement of the amount that it will contribute to cultural institutions in the Netherlands, this year from its 2013 lottery revenue. The Van Gogh Museum, the RijksmuseumAmsterdam, the Mauritshuis and the Kröller-Müller Museum will collectively receive € 7.6 million.
The funds will be reserved for purchases for our permanent collection.
The BankGiro Loterij is also contributing € 4.5 million, spread over three years, to the creation of our new entrance building.
More info in Dutch: http://bit.ly/
Photo: our director Axel Rüger is showing the BankGiro Lottery’s generous contribution during the Goed Geld Gala 2014
Only a few days before our new exhibition 'Félix Vallotton. Fire beneath the ice' opens! Vallotton (1865-1925) developed a highly personal style, drawing his inspiration from Japanese print art, the work of the Neoclassical French master Ingres and photography. His style is characterised by a smooth finish, a cool atmosphere and a sophisticated use of colour.What do you think of his style?
More info: www.vangoghmuseum.com/
About February-March 1887, Vincent van Gogh organized an exhibition of Japanese prints from his own collection at Le Tambourin, the restaurant in Paris managed by Agostina Segatori. The prints are visible in the background of this portrait of Agostina. For some time Vincent had an affair with her. Later that year he wrote to his brother Theo: “I still feel affection for her and I hope she still feels some for me.”
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), In the café: Agostina Segatori in Le Tambourin, 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
Have you ever heard of the Big Easel Van Gogh Project?
It is a series of big easel paintings based on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflower paintings, created by Cameron Cross. Each sculpture consists of a colossal hand-painted reproduction of one of the seven Sunflower paintings, measuring an impressive 7 x 10 metres, which rests on a 25 metre,17,000 kilogram steel easel.
The intent of this project is to reproduce all seven of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflower paintings in seven different countries spanning the globe. You can find big easels in Altona Canada, Emerald Australia and Goodland in Kansas, USA.
More info: http://
Love is in the air tonight at our Friday Night!
Listen to love songs brought to you by Case Mayfield,Port of Call, and other singer-songwriters, join a cartoon workshop by Barbara Stok, or write your own love poem in a workshop by Versjes van Lars.
See you tonight at Vrijdagavond - Van Gogh Museum!
Art of the day: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), An Old Woman of Arles, February 1888. Oil on canvas, 58.0 x 42.5 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.Via: Van Gogh: The Life
Today in 1888 Anton Mauve died. He was Vincent van Gogh’s cousin by marriage and his first teacher. In 1881 Mauve helped him as he took his first steps on the path to becoming a painter, and Van Gogh greatly admired him at the time. He wrote: ‘Mauve gave me encouragement recently when I needed it. He’s a man of genius’ http://bit.ly/letter176Around 30 March 1888, Van Gogh painted “Pink peach trees (‘Souvenir de Mauve’)” as a gift to Mauve’s widow. This painting is now in the collection of Kröller-Müller Museum.
Today is the last day you can support the filmmakers behind the exciting new Van Gogh project Loving Vincent. Find out how: http://kck.st/1aDcP60
Further reading: http://huff.to/MW3MII
We’d like to share some fan art with you. Take a look at Sinder Perring’s version of Van Gogh’s "The Bedroom". What's unique about this is that it was done using only polygons. Nothing else. What do you think ?
"The way to succeed is — to keep courage and patience, and to carry on working hard" - Vincent van Gogh, 2 February 1886.
http://bit.ly/letter557
Vincent loved Japanese art! He had a great collection of Japanese prints and sometimes he copied them, to learn from it. It was quite difficult to get the pictures look exactly like the original. Vincent had a trick for that, and this weekend children aged 6 to 12 years can learn that trick in our workshop!
More info (in Dutch): http://bit.ly/
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), The courtesan (after Eisen), 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
Today is the birthday of Vincent Willem van Gogh(1890), son of Vincent’s brother Theo van Gogh and Jo Van Gogh-Bonger. He was the founder of the Van Gogh Museum.
Theo wrote to Vincent on 31 January 1890: 'As we told you, we’ll name him after you, and I’m making the wish that he may be as determined and as courageous as you.'
A few weeks later Vincent wrote: 'I started right away to make a painting for him, to hang in their bedroom. Large branches of white almond blossom against a blue sky.'
That’s a great gift for a baby boy, don’t you think?
This Sunday you can hear the exciting story of the discovery of 'Sunset at Montmajour’, but above all, you’ll find out more about the painting’s place in Van Gogh’s oeuvre.Mark your calendar: 2 February 2014, 2 pm
Please note: this lecture is in Dutch.
Will you be there?
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Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Sunset at Montmajour, 1888. Private collection
Only a few more days to visit the exhibition Van Gogh Repetitions at The Phillips Collection in Washington before it closes on 2 February. There are some works from our collection on display as well, like this one depicting a member of the Roulin family.More info: http://bit.ly/GRdSb2
Have you seen the exhibition? Did you like it?
Image: Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of Camille Roulin, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
In collaboration with Firestarters we organise a public workshop about the use of new media in art exhibitions.
Want to be part of it?
Check out the event details (in Dutch):https://www.facebook.com/
Van Gogh wrote on this day in 1883:
‘I long for the spring so that I can get a breath of fresh air instead of working at home, which has made me a little dull. I’m still very happy with my sou’wester. I’m curious to know whether you’ll find anything good in the heads of fishermen. The last one I did this week was of a chap with a white fringe of beard.’ -http://bit.ly/letter305
Image: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Head of a fisherman with a fringe of beard and a sou'wester, 1883. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
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