Famous paintings: stories, analyzes and masterpieces

La Nuit étoilée sur le Rhône de Vincent van Gogh, Arles en bleu et or
Starry Night Over the Rhône: An Arles Night in Blue and Gold
Analysis of The Starry Night on the Rhône by Van Gogh: history, composition, colors, reflections, letters, place in Arles and difference with the painting of 1889. Read more...
La Chaise de Van Gogh avec pipe, tableau de 1888
Van Gogh's Chair: portrait of an artist as an object
Understanding Van Gogh's Chair: Yellow house, pipe, Gauguin's armchair, composition, colors and advice for choosing a reproduction. Read more...
Terrasse du café le soir de Vincent van Gogh, scène nocturne à Arles
Café terrace in the evening: Van Gogh paints at night in Arles
Analysis of Van Gogh's Evening Café Terrace: Arles in 1888, composition, night colors, details and advice for choosing a reproduction. Read more...
Le Pont de Langlois de Vincent van Gogh, version du Kröller-Müller Museum
The Langlois Bridge by Van Gogh: history and versions
Van Gogh's Langlois Bridge: Arles context, analysis, colors, washerwomen, museum versions and advice for choosing a reproduction. Read more...
Champ de blé aux corbeaux de Vincent van Gogh, peint à Auvers-sur-Oise en juillet 1890
Wheat field with crows: Van Gogh's last great sky
Analysis of Wheat Field with Crows: composition, colors, letter from Van Gogh, myth of the last painting and advice for reproduction. Read more...
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre de Vincent van Gogh, Nuenen, 1885
Potato Eaters: analysis of the table
Analysis of Van Gogh's Potato Eaters: history in Nuenen, peasant family, light, dark palette, preparatory studies and reproduction. Read more...
La Méridienne ou La Sieste de Vincent van Gogh d’après Millet
Van Gogh's Nap: translating Millet into colors
Analyze Van Gogh's Nap after Millet: context of Saint-Rémy, composition, colors, cycle of the hours of the day, Musée d'Orsay and reproduction. Read more...
La Vigne rouge de Vincent van Gogh, vendangeurs au soleil couchant près d’Arles
Van Gogh's Red Vine: history and sale
Discover Van Gogh's Red Vine: Arles in 1888, colors of the sunset, sale to Anna Boch, analysis, museum and choice of a faithful reproduction. Read more...
Les Iris de Vincent van Gogh, parterre peint en mai 1889, J. Paul Getty Museum
The Iris of Van Gogh: history, colors and secrets
Discover Les Iris by Van Gogh: Saint-Rémy, composition, purple pigments, Japanese influence, history of the painting and choice of a reproduction. Read more...
L’Église d’Auvers-sur-Oise peinte par Vincent van Gogh
The Church of Auvers: Van Gogh facing the cobalt sky
Analyze Van Gogh's The Church of Auvers: context of 1890, composition, cobalt sky, architecture, colors, Musée d'Orsay and faithful reproduction. Read more...
Le Café de nuit de Vincent van Gogh, intérieur rouge et vert du Café de la Gare à Arles
Van Gogh's Night Café: analysis, colors and history
Analysis of Van Gogh's Café de nuit: history of the Café de la Gare in Arles, unstable perspective, red and green, billiards, characters and Gauguin. Read more...