Van Gogh’s Ugliest Masterpiece

Evan Puschak at The Nerdwriter explores what Vincent van Gogh called “one of the ugliest pictures I have done,” The Night Café.

More:

“Van Gogh’s The Night Café Was Among His ‘Ugliest Pictures,’” Jason Kottke, Kottke.org

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Vincent van Gogh, Gone for 125 Years

125 years ago, in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, 37-year-old painter Vincent van Gogh fatally shot himself. Institutions around the world are marking the occasion with marksmanship contests bicycle tours, floral displays, meals, techno poetry, and exhibitions in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.

More:

“Five Places to Celebrate Van Gogh’s Legacy,” Hannah Sheinberg, Beyond the Guidebook

“Europe celebrates Van Gogh,” Deutsche Welle

“50,000-flower display marks 125th anniversary of van Gogh’s death,” Gabby Shacknai, PBS NewsHour

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New Van Gogh Painting Discovered

A long-lost painting by Vincent van Gogh has been re-discovered, it was announced this week. “Sunset Over Montmajour” is believed to have been completed in 1888, two years before the artist’s death, “a period considered by many to be the culmination of his artistic achievement,” according to Axel Ruger, Director of the Van Gogh Museum.

The painting, stored for years in a Norwegian attic, was long believed to be a fake, perhaps because, while it’s a genuine van Gogh, it’s not a very good van Gogh. Still, it’s worth a fortune.

CSI Auvers-sur-Oise: The van Gogh Case

CBS “60 Minutes” just re-broadcast a story about a claim that painter Vincent van Gogh was murdered in 1890, and did not commit suicide as believed. Authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith write that the artist was shot by two teenagers. Their theory is based on century-old accounts, not forensic evidence. Art world authorities who are not selling books on the topic discount the theory.

Vincent van Gogh was found shot in a field in Auvers-sur-Oise on July 27, 1890, died two days later, and is buried in the small town.

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