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Martin Bailey is the penultimate Van Gogh scholar. This book focuses on the 14 months Vincent lived and painted in Arles, his beloved Provençal home. He created numerous masterpieces here (including the sunflower paintings). It‘s also the site of his first major crisis and ear incident. The image above is a lost self-portrait showing the artist en route for some en plein air painting.
BarbaraBB The possibility of plein air painting changed art forever. And I love that Vincent painted various copies of the Sunflowers: one for Theo to sell, one for Gauguin for in his room when he was visiting! 3y
catiewithac @BarbaraBB Did you see they found a grasshopper under the paint in one of Vincent's olive grove paintings?? 3y
BarbaraBB No! I know of all kind of things they find in the paintings but not about the grasshopper! 3y
catiewithac @BarbaraBB Here's the story from Bailey's blog: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/a-grasshopper-gets-stuck-in-van-gogh-s-pain... 3y
BarbaraBB Thanks!! 3y
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