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New Van Gogh Painting Authenticated

Sonya — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:15:17 +0000

A “new” Van Gogh painting was announced in The Netherlands today. Despite the huge body of work that Van Gogh produced and the number of claims to Van Gogh discoveries that have been made, it is extremely rare that a new Van Gogh is actually authenticated. This and the fact that the late Dirk Hannema, art collector and curator, had been trying to prove the painting’s authenticity since 1975, makes the painting, Le Blute-Fin Mill, an extraordinary discovery. As the first Van Gogh to be authenticated since 1995, Le Blute-Fin Mill has the art world buzzing.

The painting, which went on display today at the Museum de Fundatie in the town of Zwolle, The Netherlands, features a large windmill, a popular subject for Van Gogh’s Parisian paintings from 1886. In fact, Van Gogh’s Le Moulin de Blute-Fin shows the same mill from a different angle.

The exhibition “The Discovery – Vincent van Gogh’s De Mole ‘Le blute-fin’ in the collection of Museum de Fundatie containing the work will be on display until July 4, 2010. To view the newly authenticated painting click the Museum de Fundatie link below.

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Van Gogh the Writer

Sonya — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:26:54 +0000

While Van Gogh is widely known as a master of painting and drawing, he is gaining more recognition for his talent as a writer. With the recent exhibits at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and at The Royal Academy of Arts in London featuring Van Gogh’s letters and paintings side by side, more people are becoming aware of Van Gogh the writer. But his writing doesn’t need to be alongside his paintings for it to be impressive or to make sense. Van Gogh wrote hundreds of letters during his lifetime many of them to his brother Theo. His letters range in topic from things you might expect like art techniques and theory to discourses on religion, family, ambition, fear and love to name a few. It is not until you read several of Van Gogh’s letters from different times over the course of his life that you begin to appreciate the beauty of his writing and his command of language (Van Gogh was fluent in French as well as Dutch) but also his philosophies and outlook on life. With Valentine’s Day just past, it seemed fitting to share some of his thoughts on love. This excerpt is from a letter he wrote to his brother Theo in March of 1883:

“It may well seem to you that the sun is shining more brightly and that everything has taken on a new charm. That, at any rate, is the inevitable consequence of true love, I believe, and it is a wonderful thing. And I also believe that those who hold that no one thinks clearly when in love are wrong, for it is at just that time that one thinks very clearly indeed and is more energetic than one was before. And love is something eternal, it may change in aspect but not in essence. And there is the same difference between someone who is in love and what he was like before as there is between a lamp that is lit and one that is not. The lamp was there all the time and it was a good lamp, but now it is giving light as well and that is its true function. And one has more peace of mind about many things and so is more likely to do better work.”

View more from Van Gogh’s Letters.

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Van Gogh Exhibitions in 2010

Sonya — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:12:51 +0000

This year there are a variety of exciting Van Gogh exhibitions all over the globe. Even if you don’t live near the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, you may still have an opportunity to see Van Gogh’s works up close and in person at a museum near you. The following are just a sampling of some of the Van Gogh events going on this year:

Van Gogh Day – Sunday February, 21 at the Marbles Kids Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina

Van Gogh: The Flaming Soul – on going until March 28 at the National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan.

Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne & Beyond – on going until April 4 at The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters – on going until April 18 at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Enter our Van Gogh contest to win exhibition tickets.

Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales- ongoing until April 25 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay – September 25, 2010 – January 18 2011 at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, California.

For more information about new and upcoming Van Gogh exhibitions, please see the Events on the Van Gogh Gallery Facebook Page.

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The Real Van Gogh – The Artist and His Letters Contest

Sonya — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:14:58 +0000

Planning on being in London this spring? If so, you should enter The Real Van Gogh: The artist and his letters contest. We are currently running a contest in cooperation with The Royal Academy of Arts in London to win a pair of exhibition tickets for The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters.

This landmark exhibition of the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) opened at The Royal Academy of Arts on January 23 and will run until April 18. The focus of the exhibition is the artist’s remarkable correspondence, with over 35 original letters on display in the main galleries of Burlington House, together with around 65 paintings and 30 drawings. The exhibition will offer a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the complex mind of Vincent van Gogh.

For the chance to win a pair of exhibition tickets simply email your name to competitions@royalacademy.org.uk with Van Gogh Gallery in the subject box. Prize drawn on 26 February. Judges’ decision is final.

For more information about the exhibit please see The Royal Academy of Arts.

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Happy New Year from the Van Gogh Gallery

Sonya — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:39:53 +0000

Happy New Year and thank you for helping support our site to make 2009 an excellent year! We have had a lot of great feedback from Van Gogh Gallery visitors in the form of blog comments and email messages. We appreciate all of your input on the site and our blog. We are also thrilled to have had such an impressive response on our Van Gogh Gallery Facebook page. We are on track to reach 1,000 fans by the end of 2009, and we value the comments and insights our fans share with us and the Van Gogh community on Facebook everyday! If you haven’t had a chance to join this community, become a fan today and be a part of the on-going conversation covering everything Van Gogh. Happy New Year and here’s to an exciting 2010!

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