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He painted most of the work on location in the olive grove, as we can see from the paint: it contains tiny bits of plants, grains of sand and even insect footprints. Wandering the fields of Brabant Vincent’s love of nature didn’t come out of thin air.
Van Gogh did not begin painting until his late twenties, and most of his best-known works were produced during his final two years. He produced more than 2,000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. In 2013, Sunset at Montmajour became the first full-sized Van Gogh painting to be newly confirmed since 1928 ...
Credits (obliged to state): Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) We can tell that Van Gogh painted this view of the sea from the beach, as grains of sand have been found in the paint layers. It was done at the fishing village of Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, during a trip he took from Arles in the south of France.
Van Gogh painted this picture on the spot, at Scheveningen, a beach resort near The Hague. He had to fight against the elements: the gusting wind and flying sand, which stuck to the wet paint. Most of this was later scraped off, but a few grains can still be found in some of the paint layers.
- The Hague, The Netherlands
- Nuenen, The Netherlands
- Paris, France
- Arles, France
- Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Van Gogh was particularly influenced by Anthonij Rudolf Mauve—a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. At the end of 1881 when van Gogh was in his late twenties, the young artist spent 3 weeks at Mauve's studio. During this time he started experimenting with color and texture for the first time, often creating thick, im...
Although busy, Van Gogh was unable to sell his work, so he became financially dependent on his brother Theo who was working as an art dealer in Paris. They agreed that every painting Van Gogh made would be Theo’s property in return for 150 francs every month. Without financial pressure, Van Gogh felt free to experiment even more with color and thic...
As well as depicting Parisian parks and street scenes, Van Gogh completed two of his most famous self-portraits during his stint in the city—Self-Portrait with Black Felt Hat (1887) and Self-Portrait with Gray Felt Hat(1887). Painted less than a year apart, it’s clear to see how fast the artist’s own unique colorful style developed during this shor...
Surrounded by the Provencal countryside’s wheat fields, vineyards, and fields of sunflowers, Van Gogh became so inspired that he painted around 200 pieces during his 15 month stay—that’s more than 3 per week! Works such as Harvest in Provence, The Sower, and The Red Vineyard at Arles(all 1888) are characterized by bold colors and dynamic brushstrok...
Featuring a dark sky, shimmering stars, and a glowing moon swirling above a small village, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room, just before sunrise. It reveals that even through Van Gogh’s toughest times, he was committed to his craft. In Living with Vincent van Gogh: The homes and landscapes that shaped the artist(20...
Find out more about our cookies. “The wind was so strong that I could barely stay on my feet and barely see through the clouds of sand.”Van Gogh made this painting on the beach, in a raging storm. Grains of sand blew into the paint. They can be seen under the microscope.
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The Brothers Vincent and Theo. Vincent’s life had plenty of ups & downs, but he could always count on the support of his younger brother Theo, Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is world-famous. Learn about Van Gogh's life, read his letters, explore his paintings and drawings, and other masterpieces.
