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Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
The artist met Joseph Roulin, a 47-year-old postal worker, in the late 1880s. The series of artworks will be reunited at ...
How the First Vincent van Gogh Piece Was Acquired in the US: Book Excerpt
Blake Gopnik recounts how the Albert Barnes Foundation started its collection of modern art via an excerpt from his book, ...
Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.
Attributing a work to the artist generally requires authentication by the Van Gogh Museum, but lawsuits and an influx of ...
'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It ...
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'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
On 23 December, 1888, the day that Vincent van Gogh mutilated ... a significant output for one family, rarely seen in art history. Van Gogh had once hoped to be a father and husband himself ...
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12 art exhibits to explore this spring
From pastoral landscapes at The Clark to the visionary art of Minnie Evans at the MFA, this season's art exhibits embrace the ...
A local brewery used art from Philly museums on its cans. They didn’t ask permission and don’t want forgiveness.
The beer, named Letters from Aston IPA, (a nod to The Postman and 2SP’s hometown) is one of two releases so far in the ...