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Sketchbook Belonging to Van Gogh Found in Athens
Breitbart via BBC ^
| Dec 31, 2007
| Not specified
Posted on 12/31/2007 5:14:43 PM PST by RDTF
"It's an inheritance from my father."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.tv ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History
KEYWORDS: art; vangogh; vincentvangogh
video at link
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posted on
12/31/2007 5:14:44 PM PST
by
RDTF
To: RDTF
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posted on
12/31/2007 5:21:24 PM PST
by
nevergore
("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
To: RDTF
Wow!
I have always admired Van Gogh as one of the most passionate, intelligent, and sensitive men who ever lived.
All of his works (and hundreds of letters) are online at http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
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posted on
12/31/2007 5:22:22 PM PST
by
djf
(Whats with Santa and the short guys and toys? Michael Jackson of the Arctic? Somethin fishy here!)
To: djf
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posted on
12/31/2007 5:24:56 PM PST
by
RDTF
To: WesternCulture; blam; SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/31/2007 5:30:50 PM PST
by
RDTF
To: RDTF
He loved the golds and yellows. When you read about him and read his letters you see a man that simply has too much inside of him! He would never be satisfied.
In his whole life, I think he sold only three paintings, for what would be less than a cup of Starbucks might cost you.
His works border the impressionist realm, but leave more than enough of the classical to see the struggles (and successes) of the subjects.
I’ve always found his times and circumstances deeply moving.
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posted on
12/31/2007 5:39:06 PM PST
by
djf
(Whats with Santa and the short guys and toys? Michael Jackson of the Arctic? Somethin fishy here!)
To: RDTF
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posted on
12/31/2007 6:44:57 PM PST
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: RDTF
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posted on
12/31/2007 6:47:52 PM PST
by
unspun
(God save us from egos -- especially our own.)
To: blam; djf
(post7) That was beautiful, thanks
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posted on
12/31/2007 6:50:17 PM PST
by
RDTF
To: RDTF; blam
Indeed. And while the song is titled about one of his most famous, if not the most famous painting he ever did, it showed briefly a shot of what I still think is better, a painting done a year earlier.
Starry night over the Rhone
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posted on
12/31/2007 6:57:14 PM PST
by
djf
(Whats with Santa and the short guys and toys? Michael Jackson of the Arctic? Somethin fishy here!)
To: RDTF; nickcarraway
By chance I wound up going to a special exhibit of Van Gogh at the Detroit museum, hmm, probably 2000 or 2001. I’m not a fan of anything past some of the PRB and representational Victorian painters, other than Dali, but will say I’m glad I saw the Van Gogh works in person. As with the impressionists’ stuff, prints and even photos do NOT do them justice. Particularly with Van Gogh, the work is very bright, lively, sometimes even a little too vivid (scary). :’) Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
12/31/2007 9:58:05 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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