Tag: Van Gogh
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Van Gogh #2 Starry night
My Van Gogh Sunflower experience at the international exhibition at the National Gallery Australia bought to mind another Van Gogh moment many years ago when I saw a version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night for the first time at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). The curators for this exhibition had also hung the painting…
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Van Gogh #1- Sunflowers
Most people are familiar with this sunflower painting, so ubiquitous are Van Gogh’s works. I imagined the father telling his daughter, “See, this is the original”, studying the painting to find the signature. No matter how good the reproductions of this painting, none will prepare you for the extraordinary luminosity of the actual work. I…