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Who Should Own the Hillside Where Vincent van Gogh Made His Last Painting?
Impressionist's 1890 painting "Tree Roots" has been the subject of five years of legal battles between homeowners and a ...
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Van Gogh’s Final Years Come to Life in ‘The Roulin Family Portraits’
The exhibition reveals Van Gogh’s intense devotion to painting—even through deep sorrow and unbearable hallucinations.
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Van Gogh in Auvers
On the evening of July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh stumbled back to his tiny room at the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise, just north of Paris. When the innkeeper looked in on the artist ...
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Texture and technique
Rather than accurately copying the appearance of their subject, many artists use texture to show their technique and to express emotion. Vincent Van Gogh created many heavily textured artworks.