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Houston Exhibition Offers Rare Chance to See Van Gogh Masterworks in Person
Texas Highways ^ | Heather Brand

Posted on 03/08/2019 1:22:11 PM PST by mairdie

The Paintings of Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)-Brahms

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil a new Vincent van Gogh exhibition this Sunday, offering a rare—perhaps once-in-a-lifetime—opportunity to see the iconic Dutch painters’ masterpieces up close and in person. The exhibition runs through June 27.

Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art showcases 56 Van Gogh paintings and drawings, most of which rarely travel from their homes in the two largest repositories of his work: the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, in the Netherlands. About a dozen additional works by the artist on loan from other museums and private collections round out the display to fully illustrate his short yet productive life.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: starrynight; vangogh
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To: 31R1O
One of our favorite parts of living near Atlanta was the monthly Museums on Us sponsored by Bank of America which allowed us to visit the High Museum of Art one weekend per month for free. You should check to see if they offer anything in your area.
21 posted on 03/08/2019 1:47:09 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...

if’n your nearby...


22 posted on 03/08/2019 1:52:20 PM PST by bitt (Is the PAIN coming???)
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23 posted on 03/08/2019 1:53:28 PM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: Nifster

There was a showing of Van Gogh’s works in SF in the 70s. I went five times

Just stunning

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Yet he only sold one work while he was alive.

If it weren’t for the guilt of his brother’s wife we may not have heard of him at all.


24 posted on 03/08/2019 2:15:39 PM PST by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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To: ETL

It looks as though he used only two widths of paintbrushes to create the stippling effect. Very economic and resourceful.
Or maybe he only had limited tools with him at his brothers home.


25 posted on 03/08/2019 2:16:11 PM PST by lee martell
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To: ETL

Van Gogh never liked Starry Night.


26 posted on 03/08/2019 2:16:48 PM PST by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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To: lee martell

Or maybe he only had limited tools with him at his brothers home.

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I think Van Gogh either painted in the open air, in the cafe, or in his room at the asylum. I think his brother sent him money and then Van Gogh used that to buy his canvases and tools.


27 posted on 03/08/2019 2:19:43 PM PST by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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There a documentary on using software to detect copies.

An example of what the software looks for in Van Gogh's work is a low number of brush strokes to create an object (probably a facial feature in a portrait).

28 posted on 03/08/2019 2:45:56 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: mairdie

Thanks for sharing. I live in the Houston area. Adult tickets are $25. Should draw a big crowd. For some reason, the MFAH website does not list which specific pieces will be displayed.


29 posted on 03/08/2019 2:46:41 PM PST by unlearner (War is coming.)
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To: Moonman62

Indeed. The true starving artist


30 posted on 03/08/2019 2:52:48 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: mairdie

The painting I would be interested in seeing is the sunflower with its label: “For Amy”...


31 posted on 03/08/2019 2:53:16 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: mairdie

Splendid, mairdie, and thank you! Some of his paintings were unknown to me. I love his marine ones.


32 posted on 03/08/2019 2:56:27 PM PST by etabeta
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To: mairdie

Last August I visited my son in Houston. The highlight of the trip was visiting the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.

We spent all day there. After a lunch break we saw the Glassell gold collection. Room after room of incredible gold objects, more gold than I’ve ever seen before.

If you’re in the Houston area be sure to visit the museum, even if you can’t make it to the Van Gogh exhibit.

The museum of free on Thursday, but there is a fee for the Van Gogh exhibit.

https://www.mfah.org/art/departments/arts-africa-oceania-and-americas


33 posted on 03/08/2019 3:38:35 PM PST by Atlantan
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Nice. I don’t get out to museums much anymore with a toddler and another on the way but maybe in a few years!


34 posted on 03/08/2019 3:39:42 PM PST by 31R1O
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To: mairdie

I liked all of the more famous works but I thought the miniature recreations of the period room were so neat.


35 posted on 03/08/2019 3:40:46 PM PST by 31R1O
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To: mairdie

Thanks so much. I’ll actually be in Houston at the right time. Never been there before, visiting relatives. Now there’s something else to do.


36 posted on 03/08/2019 3:56:27 PM PST by Veto! (Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me))
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To: ETL

Love the Van Gogh graphics!!


37 posted on 03/08/2019 4:38:06 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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Thanks for the ping.

Wow!! Will definitely see this one.


38 posted on 03/08/2019 4:38:41 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: mairdie
As a child and growing up we had a small print of "the fishing boats" in the house.

When I went to college there was a similar print in the registration office.

Good omen.

39 posted on 03/08/2019 8:27:01 PM PST by spokeshave (recovering Spokeshave from another computer.)
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