Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

The Arena at Arles by Vincent van Gogh: the crowd viewed from above around the arena, 1888
The Arena at Arles: Crowds, Japanese Framing and Modern Spectacle
An analysis of Van Gogh’s The Arena at Arles: crowd viewed from above, Japanese framing, figures, painting from memory with Gauguin and the real location. Read more...
The Zouave by Vincent van Gogh: a portrait with a red cap, dark uniform and green background, Arles, 1888
The Zouave: Van Gogh Confronts the Uniform with the Colors of Southern France
Analysis of Van Gogh’s Zouave: the military model, the colors of southern France, the two oil paintings, the Met’s watercolor, letters and reproductions. Read more...
Bust-length portrait of the postman Joseph Roulin by Vincent van Gogh, Arles, 1888
Portrait of Joseph Roulin: how Van Gogh invents a monumental face
Analysis of the Portrait of Joseph Roulin by Van Gogh: six versions, Socratic beard, colors, friendship, Roulin family, museums and reproductions. Read more...
Orchard in Blossom by Vincent van Gogh, painted in Arles in spring 1888
The Flowering Orchard: the spring series from Arles explained
Complete guide to flowering orchards painted by Vincent van Gogh in Arles in 1888: fourteen paintings, chronology, analysis, letters, triptych, museums and reproductions. Read more...
Fishing boats on Saintes-Maries beach by Vincent van Gogh, June 1888
Fishing boats on the beach of Saintes-Maries: Van Gogh faces the Mediterranean
Complete analysis of Van Gogh's Fishing Boats on Saintes-Maries beach: composition, palette, preparatory drawing, Mediterranean stay and associated works. Read more...
The Harvest at La Crau by Vincent van Gogh, Arles, June 1888
The Harvest at La Crau: how Van Gogh builds the Provençal summer
Complete analysis of The Harvest at La Crau, painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1888: composition, colors, preparatory drawings, letters and landscapes of Arles. Read more...