The Potato Eaters (study) 1885 · Nuenen Vincent's "manifesto" — "eating potatoes with the hands that dug the earth
The Potato Eaters 1885 · Nuenen Vincent's "manifesto" — "eating potatoes with the hands that dug the earth
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 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 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 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 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) 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 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 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) 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) 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 1889 · 1886-1889 30+ self-portraits, from the grey of Paris to the gold of Arles to the blue-green of Saint-Rémy
Sunflowers 1888 · Arles Vincent wrote explicitly to Theo: twelve sunflowers for Gauguin's room
Sunflowers (twelve) 1888 · Arles Vincent wrote explicitly to Theo: twelve sunflowers for Gauguin's room
Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) 1889 · Arles Vincent wrote explicitly to Theo: twelve sunflowers for Gauguin's room
Starry Night over the Rhône 1888 · Arles "I absolutely must paint a starry sky
The Bedroom 1888 · Arles "Expressing absolute rest through pure colour" — the colour engineer at full extension
The Bedroom 1889 · Arles "Expressing absolute rest through pure colour" — the colour engineer at full extension
The Bedroom (third version) 1889 · Arles "Expressing absolute rest through pure colour" — the colour engineer at full extension
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) 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) 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 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Like an Egyptian obelisk" — synaesthetic precision at its most extreme
Wheat Field with Cypresses 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Like an Egyptian obelisk" — synaesthetic precision at its most extreme
Cypresses with Two Women 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence "Like an Egyptian obelisk" — synaesthetic precision at its most extreme
Almond Blossom 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Painted for the birth of nephew Vincent Willem
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 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise "A melancholy expression is the face of our age" — synaesthetic precision in portrait practice
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 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise A final landscape under a downpour — the sky pressing down
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 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 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 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 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise Possibly the last painting — an unfinished struggle
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 1881 · The Hague An old man folds into his own hands
Sorrow 1882 · The Hague Living with Sien against family opposition
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 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 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 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture
Weaver Interior with Three Windows 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture
Weaver Facing Right (Half-Figure) 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture
Weaver: Interior with Three Windows 1884 · Nuenen The worker worlds of Dickens/Eliot/Zola enter the picture
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 1886 · Antwerp First encounter with Japanese prints and conflict with the academy
Vase with Carnations 1886 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris
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 1887 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris
Two Cut Sunflowers 1887 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris
Glass with Yellow Roses 1886 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris
Still life with fritillaries 1887 · Paris From spring 1886 to autumn 1887, Vincent painted 30+ floral still lifes in Paris
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 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 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 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) 1887 · 1887-1888 The chain of visual evidence for the translator talent
Flowering Plum Tree (after Hiroshige) 1887 · 1887-1888 The chain of visual evidence for the translator talent
Oiran (after Kesai Eisen) 1887 · 1887-1888 The chain of visual evidence for the translator talent
Pink Peach Trees (Souvenir de Mauve) 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles
The White Orchard 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles
Small Pear Tree in Blossom 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles
Orchard with Apricot Trees in Blossom 1888 · Arles In spring 1888, Van Gogh painted flowering orchards in Arles
Sower (after Millet) 1881 · 1881-1890 The complete arc from copying Millet in 1881 to independent creation in 1890
The Sower 1888 · 1881-1890 The complete arc from copying Millet in 1881 to independent creation in 1890
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 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles
La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin) 1889 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles
Portrait of Marcelle Roulin 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles
The Schoolboy (Camille Roulin) 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles
The Baby Marcelle Roulin 1888 · Arles Van Gogh repeatedly portrayed the Roulin family in Arles
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 1888 · Arles "A place where one can ruin oneself" — an extreme case of synaesthetic precision and colour experiment combined
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 1888 · Arles 20 letters per month — the highest density on the entire timeline
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) 1889 · Arles Five versions of La Berceuse show Augustine Roulin holding the cord of a cradle outside the frame
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) 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 1888 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment
Gauguin's Chair 1888 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889 · Arles The chair was prophecy; the ear its fulfilment
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 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 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 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) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others
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) 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) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others
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) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others
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) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others
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) 1890 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At Saint-Rémy he continued painting after black-and-white images by Millet and others
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) 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 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence A world inside walls — freedom under constraint
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) 1889 · Saint-Rémy-de-Provence A world inside walls — freedom under constraint
Wheatfield under Thunderclouds 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
The plain with farm near Auvers 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
Vineyards at Auvers 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
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 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
Blossoming Chestnut Trees 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
View of Auvers with church 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
Pink Roses 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days
Wild Flowers in a Vase 1890 · Auvers-sur-Oise More than 80 oils and many drawings in 70 days