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Paintings by Van Goghworks, series & analyses
Masterpieces, series, portraits, landscapes and flowers: a page to understand Van Gogh's compositions and choose one reproduction.

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Start with the works
Two essential guides for measuring the extent of Van Gogh's painted and drawn work.
100 famous paintings by Vincent van Gogh : works and history
Discover 100 paintings by Vincent van Gogh : masterpieces, portraits, landscapes, strong scenes, Wikipedia/Wikidata sources and...
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How many works did Van Gogh create? Paintings, drawings and catalogs
Van Gogh created around 2,000 known works. Understand the number of paintings, drawings, prints, letters and the F and JH catalogs.
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Masterpieces and series
Analyzes of Starry Night, Sunflowers, Iris, self-portraits, landscapes and major series.
Peasants and workers at Van Gogh: weavers, sowers and eaters
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Van Gogh's Marines: boats, beaches and the Mediterranean
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Still lifes by Van Gogh: potatoes, books, shoes and flowers
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Van Gogh's night paintings: cafes, Rhône, stars and roads
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Van Gogh at MoMA: Starry Night and the works in the collection
Complete guide to Van Gogh's works at MoMA, enriched with seven other major paintings to see in the museum and a tour tour.
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Van Gogh at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: works and journey
Complete guide to Van Gogh's works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: sixteen paintings, recommended tour in galleries 825, 822, 099...
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What Van Gogh read: Zola, Dickens, the Bible and the writers he loved
Van Gogh was a passionate reader. From the Bible to Zola, Dickens, Hugo, Shakespeare and Maupassant, his books nourish his...
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The Pont de Trinquetaille: urban perspective and hurried silhouettes
Van Gogh painted the Pont de Trinquetaille in Arles in October 1888: steps, oblique perspective, gray morning and small silhouettes...
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The Old Mill: Van Gogh facing the ruins of Montmartre
Enriched analysis of the old mills of Montmartre at Van Gogh: Moulin de la Galette, Blute-Fin, rural ruins, real photos,...
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The Green Vine: before the red, the structure of a Provençal vineyard
Analysis of La Vigne verte by Van Gogh: Arles, Montmajour, Provençal vineyard, composition, colors, comparison with La Vigne rouge and...
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White House at night: a star, a facade and a late rediscovery
Analysis of White House at night by Van Gogh: Venus, facade of Auvers, letter of June 17, 1890 and rediscovered at the Hermitage in 1995.
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The Garden of Daubigny: latest versions and last tribute to an admired painter
Van Gogh paints the garden of Charles-François Daubigny three times in Auvers in 1890. Study on checkered canvas, two panoramas, black cat,...
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Farms near Auvers: roofs under heavy skies
Analysis of Farms near Auvers de Van Gogh: roofs of Cordeville, heavy sky, double square format, unfinished state and last weeks at...
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Sorrow: Sien Hoornik and the drawing that sums up a period
Analysis of Sorrow by Van Gogh: Sien Hoornik, composition, versions, quote from Michelet, lithograph and context of The Hague in 1882.
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The Prisoners' Round: Van Gogh reinterprets Gustave Doré
Illustrated analysis of Van Gogh's The Prisoners' Round: copy after Gustave Doré, newgate Prison, St. Remy, color and meaning of...
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Still life in the Bible: family faith, Zola and the birth of a pictorial voice
Painted in Nuenen in 1885, Still Life at the Bible compares Van Gogh's Father's Bible, an Extinct Candle and The Joy of Living by...
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Skull with lit cigar: dark humor and anatomy exercise
Analysis of Van Gogh's Smoking Skull: Anatomy at the Antwerp Academy, Black Humor, Cigarette, Technique, Other Studies and Exposure to...
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The Zouave: Van Gogh confronts the uniform with the colors of the South
Analysis of Van Gogh's Zouave: the military model, the colors of the South, the two oils, the watercolor of the Met, the letters and the...
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Eugène Boch, "The Poet": a portrait under the stars
In 1888, Van Gogh transformed his painter friend Eugène Boch into a "Poet" under a starry sky. Model history, color analysis,...
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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, famille Roulin, museums and...
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The Pink Peach: Van Gogh paints spring despite the mistral
Analysis of Van Gogh's Pink Peach: date, colors, Arles orchards, mistral, dedication Souvenir de Mauve, second version and works...
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The Orchard in Flowers: the Arles spring series explained
Complete guide to orchards in flower painted by Vincent van Gogh in Arles in 1888: fourteen paintings, chronology, analysis, letters,...
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Fishing boats on Saintes-Maries beach: Van Gogh facing the Mediterranean
Complete analysis of Van Gogh's Fishing Boats on Saintes-Maries Beach: composition, palette, preparatory drawing, stay...
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The Harvest in La Crau: how Van Gogh builds the Provençal summer
Complete analysis of La Moisson à La Crau, painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1888: composition, colors, preparatory drawings,...
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Van Gogh's Mulberry Tree: an autumn tree painted like a flame
In Saint-Rémy in October 1889, Van Gogh transformed a yellow mulberry tree into a pictorial brazier. Analyze its palette, its impasto, its...
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Field enclosed by the rising sun: Van Gogh watches the day start again behind a wall
History and analysis of Van Gogh's Field Closed to the Rising Sun: Saint-Rémy wall, furrows, colors, letters, The XX and second version.
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Road with cypress and star: one last great night in Saint-Rémy
Road analysis with cypress and star Vincent van Gogh : a late night in Saint-Rémy, between road, cypress, moon, star and...
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The Court of Arles Hospital: painting the place where one was treated
Arles Hospital Court Analysis of Vincent van Gogh : the place where he was cared for, the composition of the garden, the sister work and...
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The Olives of Van Gogh: a series of Saint-Rémy between mistral and rhythm
Complete analysis of the fifteen Oliviers painted by Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy in 1889: chronology, mistral, colors, versions, picking and...
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Van Gogh's Yellow House: painting, workshop project and location gone
Complete analysis of Van Gogh's The Yellow House: painting from 1888, rented rooms, Atelier du Midi, Gauguin, decoration and disappeared site...
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Starry Night on the Rhône: analysis of a night in Arles in blue and gold
Analysis of Van Gogh's Starry Night on the Rhône: history, composition, colors, reflections, letters, place in Arles and difference with...
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Roses and anemones: Van Gogh paints the flowers of Auvers
Understanding Roses and anemones by Van Gogh: Auvers in 1890, composition, palette, Japanese vase and advice for choosing one reproduction.
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Wheat field with cypress by Van Gogh: history and versions
Wheat field with Van Gogh cypress: history, three versions, composition, colors and tips for choosing one reproduction adapted...
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Van Gogh's Tree Roots: His Last Work?
A documented investigation into Tree Roots: July 27, 1890, location identified in 2020, composition, colors and status of last work...
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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 Tips for Choosing One...
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The Langlois Bridge by Van Gogh: history and versions
Van Gogh's Langlois Bridge: Arles context, analysis, colors, washerwomen, museum versions and tips for choosing one...
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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 one...
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Potato Eaters: analysis of painting
Analysis of Van Gogh's Potato Eaters: History in Nuenen, famille peasant, light, dark palette, preparatory studies...
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Van Gogh's Shoes: history and interpretations
Discover Van Gogh's Shoes: versions of Paris and Arles, analysis of the material, Heidegger -Schapiro debate and advice for choosing...
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Almond tree in bloom: spring offered by Van Gogh
Discover Van Gogh's Almond Tree in Flowers: Birth of His Nephew, Japanese Influence, Blue Sky, Composition, Colors, Museum and...
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Van Gogh's Red Vine: history and sale
Discover Van Gogh's Red Vine: Arles in 1888, colors of the sunset, sale at Anna Boch, analysis, museum and choice of one reproduction…
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The Iris of Van Gogh: history, colors and secrets
Discover Les Iris by Van Gogh: Saint-Rémy, composition, purple pigments, Japanese influence, history of painting and one's pick...
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The Church of Auvers: Van Gogh facing the cobalt sky
Analyze Van Gogh's The Church of Auvers: 1890 context, composition, cobalt sky, architecture, colors, Musée d'Orsay and...
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Van Gogh's Night Café: analysis, colors and history
Analysis of Van Gogh's Night Café: history of the Café de la Gare in Arles, unstable perspective, red and green, billiards, characters and...
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Van Gogh at the Louvre: what the masters taught him
Discover what Van Gogh learns from the masters of the Louvre: Delacroix, Millet, Rembrandt, copies, colors, works and reproductions...
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Van Gogh Flowers: Sunflowers, Iris, Roses and almond trees
From Parisian bouquets to Tournesols d'Arles, then Iris, Roses and almond trees of Saint-Rémy, discover how Van Gogh makes the...
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Landscapes of Van Gogh: fields, cypresses and starry nights
From Nuenen to Auvers, discover how Van Gogh transforms fields, cypresses, olive trees and starry nights through color, rhythm and...
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Portraits of Van Gogh: faces, colors and human truth
A documented guide to Van Gogh's portraits: self-portraits, famille Roulin, Doctor Gachet, variants, museums, visual analysis and...
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Self-portraits of Van Gogh: history, faces and evolution
From Paris to Saint-Rémy, discover how Van Gogh's self-portraits reveal his research for color, his identity as a painter and his...
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Van Gogh's Sunflowers: history, versions and analysis
Painted in Arles in 1888 and 1889, Van Gogh's Sunflowers form a series linked to Gauguin and the Yellow House. Discover its seven...
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Van Gogh's Starry Night: history, details and secrets
Discover Van Gogh's Starry Night: context in Saint-Rémy, swirling sky, cypresses, colors, symbols, MoMA and advice from...
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Guides, value and reproduction
Choose a work for your interior, understand the market for originals and the rights to reproduction.
Is Van Gogh in the public domain? Images, rights and reproductions explained
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How much are Van Gogh's paintings worth? Records, provenance and market for originals
Enriched guide to the value of Van Gogh's original paintings: auction records with images, provenance, rarity, price factors,...
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What painting van Gogh choose for your decoration?
Starry Night, Almond Tree, Sunflowers or Café Terrace: choose it painting from Van Gogh tailored to your room, your colors and your...
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