Van Gogh Museum

Dibagikan kepada publik  –  Kemarin 23.07

 

Did you know, our library contains the book ‘Grammaire des arts du dessin, architecture, sculpture, peinture’ by Charles Blanc from 1867, which Vincent used to study #colours? The book explains the action of complementary colours, like red opposite green. These contrasting colours reinforce each other when they are juxtaposed, a technique you can see in Van Gogh’s paintings. The change in Van Gogh’s use of colours is very apparent in a self-portrait from 1887, in which he used primary colours blue and yellow.

Find out more about Van Gogh’s use of colours in our #exhibition ‘Van Gogh at work’.

Image: Charles Blanc’s colour system (left), Vincent van Gogh, Self-portrait with straw hat, 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) (right)

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Van Gogh Museum

Dibagikan kepada publik  –  12 Nov 2013

 

On 12 November 1888, Vincent van Gogh sent his sister Willemien this #sketch in a #letter, explaining the #painting he was working on: ‘Reminiscence of the garden at Etten’.
 
Here’s a quote from that letter:

 “I don’t know if you’ll understand that one can speak #poetry just by arranging colours well, just as one can say comforting things in music. In the same way the bizarre lines, sought out and multiplied, and snaking all over the painting, aren’t intended to render the garden in its vulgar resemblance but draw it for us as if seen in a #dream, in character and yet at the same time stranger than the reality.”
 
Full letter: http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let720/letter.html
 
The painting is part of the collection of State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_3_1_8m.html

Image: letter sketch ‘Reminiscence of the garden at Etten’, Vincent van Gogh to Willemien van Gogh. Arles, on or about Monday, 12 November 1888, Van Gogh Museum,  Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Van Gogh Museum

Dibagikan kepada publik  –  11 Nov 2013

 

Today is Paul #Signac’s #birthday! He was born in 1863. In 1886 he met Vincent van Gogh in Paris and they became friends. Through Signac Van Gogh came into contact with Neo-Impressionism.
This colour lithograph by Paul Signac from our collection is a fine example of the pointillist technique he developed together with George Seurat.

Image: Paul Signac, The harbour of Saint-Tropez, 1894, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)

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Van Gogh Museum

Dibagikan kepada publik  –  10 Nov 2013

 

Today at 2 pm: the Sunday #lecture ‘Plan or chance? Van Gogh’s working method’ by our senior conservator Ella Hendriks.

She will talk about recent research which demonstrated that the popular myth of Van Gogh as an impassioned genius who set to work in an impulsive manner, can no longer be upheld. This fact is clearly illustrated by two aspects of his working method: re-use of canvas and the use of a perspective frame. This lecture shows how careful looking coupled to the use of further investigative techniques can reveal the hidden secrets of Van Gogh’s working process.

Image: (left) ‘Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), View from Theo’s apartment, 1887. Van Gogh Museum (right) infrared photograph of that painting with red lines indicating Van Gogh’s use of a perspective frame.

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