Vincent van Gogh

With Van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' back on the wall at the National Gallery, Kristina Mandy gives us an insight into the conservation treatment for a painting by one of his major influences, the artist Adolphe Monticelli.
The Unfashionable Artist Who Inspired Van Gogh

With Van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' back on the wall at the National Gallery, Kristina Mandy gives us an insight into the conservation treatment for a painting by one of his major influences, the…

Van Gogh Museum Entrance.
Possible Long-lost Van Gogh Sent to Museum for Authentication
Titled Auvers, painted in 1890, and signed “Vincent” on the back, has not yet been authenticated but, if it is, it will become the largest Van Gogh painting and the only one made on a square canvas.
View of Exhibition Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at AREA15. The room is filled with people in VR goggles, the lighting on the crowd has brought starry night into the room, details of stary night are projected on the walls.
VR Exhibition Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Opens at AREA15
Global sensation, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, is now showing to the public at AREA15, a dynamic, new art, events, and entertainment district located minutes from the Las Vegas Strip.…
Vincent Van Gogh, Scène de rue à Montmartre, 1887. 
Rare Van Gogh with Strange Past to Sell at Sotheby’s
A painting by Vincent van Gogh that has been in the same family for over a hundred years is set to be sold at auction next week in a joint sale at Sotheby’s and the Paris-based Mirabaud Mercier. The…
Vincent van Gogh, Daubigny's Garden, Auvers-sur-Oise, June 1890. Oil on canvas.
What Artists Used When Canvas Wasn’t an Option
Some of art history's greats have used everything from kitchen cloths to board games when they couldn’t get canvas or were short on funds.
Paul Gauguin painting of Vincent van Gogh at his easel with a vase of sunflowers
Revealing Van Gogh and Gauguin Letter Sells for $236,000
A rare personal correspondence written by Post-Impressionist greats Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin is shedding light on their friendship and lives.
van gogh landscape of a lone figure with church ruins in the background
Security Footage Offers Clues in Van Gogh Heist
When a small Dutch museum reported that a precious Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen from their galleries in a raid overnight, authorities were left scrambling for clues.
Getty Research Institute at night with moon
The Getty Museum in 11 Intriguing Facts
One of the most popular museums in the US, the J. Paul Getty Museum averages almost 2 million visitors a year.
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Watch This / Not That: The Best and the Worst of Van Gogh in Film
Artists have provided inspirational subject matter for filmmakers since the earliest days of moving image storytelling and none have occupied a more central place in filmmaker’s imaginations than…
The Horse Fair Painting 1852
What Makes a Masterpiece?
What do we mean when we call an artwork a MASTERPIECE? Who decides which art becomes one? And what artists make them?
Millet painting of three haystacks with a herd of sheep set against a stormy sky
Millet and Modern Art
Millet was a pioneer in developing innovative imagery of rural peasantry, landscapes and nudes, and his work had a deep impact on later generations of artists.
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How Van Gogh's Need for Quick Cash Impacted His Work
While the struggling Vincent van Gogh was just trying to pay the rent, he unwittingly shaped his work and art history.
Vincent van Gogh, Oslo Self-portrait, 1889.
Van Gogh’s Psychosis Self-Portrait Authenticated

Van Gogh peers out of the canvas with a sidelong, suspicious glance. With hollowed cheeks and a full…

Giuseppe Porta, Bearded Man with his Right Arm Raised, 1562/64.
Seven Centuries of History Through One Collection of Drawings
A collection of extraordinary drawings spanning 700 years is coming to the Art Institute of Chicago in January.
group looks at Starry Night on wall in gallery
Van Gogh's Starry Night as Seen by an Astrophysicist
Janna Levin brings her celestial expertise to Vincent van Gogh’s star-filled vision, in conversation with senior curator of Drawing and Prints Jodi Hauptman.