VAN GOGH MUSEUM

INTRODUCTION

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The museum is housed in two adjacent buildings. The main building, in rigorous Rationalist style, was designed by Gerrit Rietveld and opened to the public in 1973. An underground passageway, with...

The Potato Eaters is one of the first famous paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, heavily influenced by the tormented experiences of his youth. Born in 1853 in Groot Zundert, Van Gogh was the eldest of the...

SELF-PORTRAITS

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Between 1885 and 1889, Vincent Van Gogh produced more than 43 self-portraits, which offer an overview of his brief, intense existence; most of them date to the period when his inner suffering was...

SUNFLOWERS

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When we think of Van Gogh, the first paintings that spring to mind are those dedicated to sunflowers, a subject the artist was happily obsessed with. These paintings are found in some of the most...

SAINT REMY

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Vincent Van Gogh spent the early months of 1889 in Provence, swaying constantly between lucid moments and violent crises, during which he drank turpentine, distilled from a plant-based resin, and ate...

WHEATFIELD WITH CROWS

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Wheatfield with Crows, the masterpiece that generally brings the visit to the Museum to an end, is Van Gogh’s true artistic testament. It is the artist’s most dramatic work, for it was in...