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Van Gogh in Paris: The Radicalising of a Palette and a Brush

Art
A few weekends ago, I began what is intended as a short series, impelled by the selection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh which have been on show at the Hermitage Amsterdam. The exhibition there, entitled Vincent, comprised a thematic arrangement of seventy-five paintings whilst the Van Gogh Museum was undergoing refurbishment. It came to a close - having...

Gauguin’s Chair and La Berceuse: Conceptualising Red and Green in the Art of Van Gogh

Art
The Hermitage Amsterdam's exhibition Vincent - bringing together seventy-five of the paintings of Vincent van Gogh, plus drawings and letters, whilst the Van Gogh Museum undergoes refurbishment - is into its final few weeks. The exhibition, which began 29 September last year, will run until 25 April; with the works then being relocated to the Museumplein for the reopening...

Earthy Anecdotes: Zola’s House at Médan by Paul Cézanne

Earthy Anecdotes
In Banks of the Marne by the French artist Paul Cézanne, a solitary chateau peeks out from the dense foliage with its tower and spire, whitewashed walls, and wooden balcony. Several years earlier the painter had composed a similar canvas in the form of Zola's House at Médan, which currently resides with the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. Otherwise known as...