“A Power Seething,” the subtitle of Julian Bell’s short, fervent biography of Vincent van Gogh, comes from a letter Vincent sent his brother Theo in 1882. Although Vincent’s new calling as an artist ...
Vincent Van Gogh is an extraordinary artist about whom everything seems to be known. His brilliant work and tragic life, combined with a paper trail of letters to his art-dealer brother, Theo, have ...
He had “a sun in his head and a thunderstorm in his heart.” These words about French painter Eugene Delacroix could as easily have been applied to Vincent van Gogh. From his turbulent emotional life, ...
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading Dutch expert on Vincent Van Gogh has poured cold water on the theory put forward in a new biography that the Dutch painter did not kill himself but was accidentally shot. ...
Everyone knows Vincent Van Gogh's history the mad, suffering genius who cut off his ear for a prostitute and committed suicide in a cornfield with circling crows. But what if the stories are pure ...
His paintings are among the most adored in the world, and the story of his life and death is legendary: Vincent van Gogh was a troubled genius who killed himself. But while van Gogh was no doubt ...
FILE - This June 21, 2011 file photo released by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, shows a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh dated 1887. Experts at the Van Gogh Museum say Monday, Oct. 17 ...
“Van Gogh's art has always spoken to me in an indefinable way,” Petit said. “That's why it is ironic that my specialty, my passion should be in classical art and the friezes and frescos of ancient ...
“Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” is where paintings move, an installation designed for people who wouldn’t ordinarily meander through museums. “There’s always this idea that for some people ...