IN the heat of inspiration, Vincent Van—Gogh could put in a straight eleven-hour stretch before his easel, then sit down and write: "These colors give me extraordinary exaltation. I have ...

Another painting with van Gogh’s classic swirls and iconic trees is this one. The painting is titled ‘Landscape with Olive Trees’ and shows earthy colours with olive green, yellow, brown ...

Despite being a stranger in a foreign land, Vincent van Gogh got lucky with his chosen neighborhood in Arles. The Place Lamartine was a relatively new part of town. Having developed after the ...

Poplars, gardens, bridges, peasants, wheat fields—curators could stand in front of almost any van Gogh, close their eyes, point a finger, and turn what they land on into a blockbuster exhibition.

At first, Van Gogh used the Yellow House as a studio, but in September he moved in. By Christmas, afflicted by psychological anguish and in a fraught friendship with his housemate, Paul Gauguin ...

The painting reflects his optimism. In November 1888, van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo, in whom he frequently confided, about “Sower at Sunset.” He described its beautiful colors: “Immense ...

After his discharge from hospital, Van Gogh returned to the Yellow House but shortly afterwards a petition by local Arlesians demanding the removal of the “red-headed madman” forced him out. In May ...

In a display dedicated to the Yellow House, “The Bedroom” (1889) ... Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers Through Jan. 19, 2025 at the National Gallery, in London; nationalgallery.org.uk.

Olive Trees With Yellow Sky and Sun, oil on canvas, 1889.Van Gogh painted several of his most famous works while at the asylum, including his Iris series and The Starry Night.. In May of 1889, in ...

Explore Van Gogh’s vivid final works and letters in the MFA Boston’s moving “Roulin Family Portraits,” on view through September 7, 2025.