Art history: artists, movements and museums

La Berceuse with Augustine Roulin painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889
La Berceuse: Augustine Roulin, the cradle rope and the decorative project
An analysis of Van Gogh’s La Berceuse: Augustine Roulin, the cradle cord, five versions and the planned triptych with the Sunflowers. Read more...
Vincent van Gogh, The Mulberry Tree, F637, Saint-Rémy, October 1889
Van Gogh's Mulberry Tree: an autumn tree painted like a flame
A documented analysis of Van Gogh’s The Mulberry Tree (F637): autumn colours, sculpted paint, letters from 1889 and provenance up to the Norton Simon Museum. Read more...