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The Sower by Vincent van Gogh
A peasant sowing seed beneath a vast setting sun. Van Gogh's most personal religious painting.
Painting Stories
The meaning and history of famous paintings: what they show, where the originals hang, and how each one is recreated by hand in oil on canvas.
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Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent van Gogh
The physician who cared for Van Gogh in his final months. The expression of the heartbreak of our time.
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Irises by Vincent van Gogh
Blue irises against orange earth, painted in the garden of the asylum at Saint-Remy.
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Wheat Field with Crows by Vincent van Gogh
A vast wheat field under a turbulent sky. Painted in the last weeks of his life at Auvers.
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Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Van Gogh
The Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear shows Van Gogh in a fur cap and green coat, his head bandaged, in front of a Japanese print and an easel with…
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Almond Blossom by Vincent van Gogh
White blossoms against a blue sky. Painted to celebrate the birth of his nephew Vincent Willem.
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Café Terrace at Night by Van Gogh
Café Terrace at Night shows the gas-lit terrace of a café on the Place du Forum in Arles under a sky full of stars, painted on the spot in…
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The Night Cafe by Vincent van Gogh
A billiard hall in Arles at three in the morning. Color used to express human wretchedness.
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Wheatfield with Partridges by Vincent van Gogh
Painted during van Gogh's Paris period in 1887, this vibrant work depicts a sunlit wheat field populated by partridges, reflecting his growing…
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The Bedroom by Vincent van Gogh
His room in the yellow house at Arles. A painting about rest, simplicity, and the south of France.
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Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
Yellow on yellow in a terracotta vase. The most celebrated still life of the modern era.
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Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Painted in the harbor of Le Havre, this work gave the Impressionist movement its name and established Monet as its defining voice.
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The Starry Night by Van Gogh
The Starry Night shows the night sky over Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a spiral of wind and eleven haloed stars above a village and a flame-shaped…
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