The Potato Eaters (study) The Potato Eaters (study) 1885 · Nuenen Vincent's "manifesto" — "eating potatoes with the hands that dug the earth The Potato Eaters The Potato Eaters 1885 · Nuenen Vincent's "manifesto" — "eating potatoes with the hands that dug the earth Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) 1886 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat 1887 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait with Straw Hat Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait with Blue Background Self-Portrait with Blue Background 1887 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait Self-Portrait 1887 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) 1888 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval Self-Portrait Dedicated to Charles Laval 1888 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait with Straw Hat Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy) 1889 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, blue swirls) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, blue swirls) 1889 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Self-Portrait with Palette Self-Portrait with Palette 1889 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy Sunflowers Sunflowers 1888 · Arles Vincent wrote explicitly to Theo: twelve sunflowers for Gauguin's room Sunflowers (twelve) Sunflowers (twelve) 1888 · Arles Vincent wrote explicitly to Theo: twelve sunflowers for Gauguin's room Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) 1889 · Arles Vincent wrote explicitly to Theo: twelve sunflowers for Gauguin's room Starry Night over the Rhône Starry Night over the Rhône 1888 · Arles "I absolutely must paint a starry sky The Bedroom The Bedroom 1888 · Arles "Expressing absolute rest through pure colour" — the colour engineer at full extension The Bedroom The Bedroom 1889 · Arles "Expressing absolute rest through pure colour" — the colour engineer at full extension The Bedroom (third version) The Bedroom (third version) 1889 · Arles "Expressing absolute rest through pure colour" — the colour engineer at full extension Irises Irises 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence An early Saint-Rémy work: a systematic violet/yellow complementary-colour experiment and a path from garden subjects to vase still lifes Irises (in vase) Irises (in vase) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence An early Saint-Rémy work: a systematic violet/yellow complementary-colour experiment and a path from garden subjects to vase still lifes Irises (pink background) Irises (pink background) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence An early Saint-Rémy work: a systematic violet/yellow complementary-colour experiment and a path from garden subjects to vase still lifes Cypresses Cypresses 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Like an Egyptian obelisk" — synaesthetic precision at its most extreme Wheat Field with Cypresses Wheat Field with Cypresses 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Like an Egyptian obelisk" — synaesthetic precision at its most extreme Cypresses with Two Women Cypresses with Two Women 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Like an Egyptian obelisk" — synaesthetic precision at its most extreme Almond Blossom Almond Blossom 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Painted for the birth of nephew Vincent Willem The Church at Auvers The Church at Auvers 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise "The church's violet against a deep blue sky" — Vincent himself linked it to the Nuenen old tower, an echo across five years Portrait of Dr. Gachet Portrait of Dr. Gachet 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise "A melancholy expression is the face of our age" — synaesthetic precision in portrait practice Portrait of Doctor Gachet (second version) Portrait of Doctor Gachet (second version) 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise "A melancholy expression is the face of our age" — synaesthetic precision in portrait practice Landscape at Auvers in the Rain Landscape at Auvers in the Rain 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise A final landscape under a downpour — the sky pressing down Harvest at La Crau Harvest at La Crau 1888 · 1888-1890 From the golden harvest at Arles to the wheat outside Saint-Rémy's walls and the broad fields of Auvers, the motif changes with place, labour, and circumstance The green wheatfield behind the asylum The green wheatfield behind the asylum 1889 · 1888-1890 From the golden harvest at Arles to the wheat outside Saint-Rémy's walls and the broad fields of Auvers, the motif changes with place, labour, and circumstance Wheat Field with Reaper Wheat Field with Reaper 1889 · 1888-1890 From the golden harvest at Arles to the wheat outside Saint-Rémy's walls and the broad fields of Auvers, the motif changes with place, labour, and circumstance Wheat Field with Crows Wheat Field with Crows 1890 · 1888-1890 From the golden harvest at Arles to the wheat outside Saint-Rémy's walls and the broad fields of Auvers, the motif changes with place, labour, and circumstance Tree Roots Tree Roots 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise Possibly the last painting — an unfinished struggle Miners in the Snow at Dawn Miners in the Snow at Dawn 1880 · Cuesmes An early drawing where Borinage labour becomes composition: small black figures move through a white field before Vincent becomes a painter Worn Out Worn Out 1881 · The Hague An old man folds into his own hands Sorrow Sorrow 1882 · The Hague Living with Sien against family opposition Cottages Cottages 1883 · Nieuw-Amsterdam In the autumn of 1883 he went alone into the peat country of Drenthe and painted three canvases in three months Women on the Peat Moor Women on the Peat Moor 1883 · Nieuw-Amsterdam In the autumn of 1883 he went alone into the peat country of Drenthe and painted three canvases in three months Farm with Stacks of Peat Farm with Stacks of Peat 1883 · Nieuw-Amsterdam In the autumn of 1883 he went alone into the peat country of Drenthe and painted three canvases in three months Weaver Near an Open Window Weaver Near an Open Window 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture Weaver Interior with Three Windows Weaver Interior with Three Windows 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture Weaver Facing Right (Half-Figure) Weaver Facing Right (Half-Figure) 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture Weaver: Interior with Three Windows Weaver: Interior with Three Windows 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture Still Life with Bible Still Life with Bible 1885 · Nuenen After his father's death, a large Bible and Zola's novel share one dark table Skull with Burning Cigarette Skull with Burning Cigarette 1886 · Antwerp First encounter with Japanese prints and conflict with the academy Vase with Carnations Vase with Carnations 1886 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris Vase of Flowers Vase of Flowers 1886 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris Still life: vase with cornflowers and poppies Still life: vase with cornflowers and poppies 1887 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris Two Cut Sunflowers Two Cut Sunflowers 1887 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris Glass with Yellow Roses Glass with Yellow Roses 1886 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris Still life with fritillaries Still life with fritillaries 1887 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris Pere Tanguy Pere Tanguy 1887 · Paris A Paris portrait in which Japanese prints become the visual grammar behind a modern figure Still Life with Quinces and Lemons Still Life with Quinces and Lemons 1887 · Paris A Paris colour experiment: yellow fruit, violet counter-tone, and still life as a controlled test of complementaries View from Theo's Apartment View from Theo's Apartment 1887 · Paris The Paris roofscape seen from Theo's apartment turns domestic cohabitation into a laboratory for air, light and urban colour Asnières landscape series Asnières landscape series 1887 · Asnieres The Paris flower experiments move outdoors: Asnières turns colour theory into riverbank, bridge, factory and open air Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige) Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige) 1887 · 1887-1888 The chain of visual evidence for the translator talent Flowering Plum Tree (after Hiroshige) Flowering Plum Tree (after Hiroshige) 1887 · 1887-1888 The chain of visual evidence for the translator talent Oiran (after Kesai Eisen) Oiran (after Kesai Eisen) 1887 · 1887-1888 The chain of visual evidence for the translator talent Pink Peach Trees (Souvenir de Mauve) Pink Peach Trees (Souvenir de Mauve) 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles The White Orchard The White Orchard 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles Small Pear Tree in Blossom Small Pear Tree in Blossom 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles Orchard with Apricot Trees in Blossom Orchard with Apricot Trees in Blossom 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles Sower (after Millet) Sower (after Millet) 1881 · 1881-1890 The complete arc from copying Millet in 1881 to independent creation in 1890 The Sower The Sower 1888 · 1881-1890 The complete arc from copying Millet in 1881 to independent creation in 1890 The Sower (large) The Sower (large) 1888 · 1881-1890 The complete arc from copying Millet in 1881 to independent creation in 1890 Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin) La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin) 1889 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles Portrait of Marcelle Roulin Portrait of Marcelle Roulin 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles The Schoolboy (Camille Roulin) The Schoolboy (Camille Roulin) 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles The Baby Marcelle Roulin The Baby Marcelle Roulin 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles The Yellow House (The Street) The Yellow House (The Street) 1888 · Arles The utopian vision of a "Studio of the South" — Vincent dreamed of building an artist community here The Night Café The Night Café 1888 · Arles "A place where one can ruin oneself" — an extreme case of synaesthetic precision and colour experiment combined Café Terrace at Night Café Terrace at Night 1888 · Arles "A place where one can ruin oneself" — an extreme case of synaesthetic precision and colour experiment combined Memory of the Garden at Etten Memory of the Garden at Etten 1888 · Arles 20 letters per month — the highest density on the entire timeline La Berceuse (third version) La Berceuse (third version) 1889 · Arles Five versions of La Berceuse show Augustine Roulin holding the cord of a cradle outside the frame La Berceuse (second version) La Berceuse (second version) 1889 · Arles Five versions of La Berceuse show Augustine Roulin holding the cord of a cradle outside the frame La Berceuse (fourth version) La Berceuse (fourth version) 1889 · Arles Five versions of La Berceuse show Augustine Roulin holding the cord of a cradle outside the frame La Berceuse (first version) La Berceuse (first version) 1889 · Arles Five versions of La Berceuse show Augustine Roulin holding the cord of a cradle outside the frame Vincent's Chair with His Pipe Vincent's Chair with His Pipe 1888 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment Gauguin's Chair Gauguin's Chair 1888 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe 1889 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Gauguin and Bernard paint an imagined Christ in the olive grove; I paint real olive trees" — Vincent's rejection of Symbolism Olive Picking Olive Picking 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Gauguin and Bernard paint an imagined Christ in the olive grove; I paint real olive trees" — Vincent's rejection of Symbolism The Olive Orchard The Olive Orchard 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Gauguin and Bernard paint an imagined Christ in the olive grove; I paint real olive trees" — Vincent's rejection of Symbolism The Sower (after Millet) The Sower (after Millet) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Noon — Rest (after Millet) Noon — Rest (after Millet) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others First Steps (after Millet) First Steps (after Millet) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Reaper with Sickle (after Millet) Reaper with Sickle (after Millet) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others The Mower (after Millet) The Mower (after Millet) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Sower (after Millet) Sower (after Millet) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Thresher (after Millet) Thresher (after Millet) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others The Sheaf-Binder (after Millet) The Sheaf-Binder (after Millet) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Pietà (after Delacroix) Pietà (after Delacroix) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix) The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Prisoners Exercising (after Doré) Prisoners Exercising (after Doré) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others Morning: Going out to Work (after Millet) Morning: Going out to Work (after Millet) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence A world inside walls — freedom under constraint The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital (Essen) The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital (Essen) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence A world inside walls — freedom under constraint The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital (May) The Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital (May) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence A world inside walls — freedom under constraint Wheatfield under Thunderclouds Wheatfield under Thunderclouds 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days The plain with farm near Auvers The plain with farm near Auvers 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days Vineyards at Auvers Vineyards at Auvers 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days Marguerite Gachet at the Piano Marguerite Gachet at the Piano 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days Chestnut trees in flower: pink and white blossoms Chestnut trees in flower: pink and white blossoms 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days Blossoming Chestnut Trees Blossoming Chestnut Trees 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days View of Auvers with church View of Auvers with church 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days Pink Roses Pink Roses 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days Wild Flowers in a Vase Wild Flowers in a Vase 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days

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