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Van Gogh Night Sky Paintings

The night sky theme connects the Rhône, café scenes and Saint-Remy: starlight is not decoration, but an experiment in light, distance and intensity.

1888 - 1890 · 5 artworks

Van Gogh Night Sky Paintings

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh night sky paintings
  • stars symbolism in Van Gogh
  • The Starry Night symbolism

Creative Context

Starry NightsNightThe Night Café

Representative Artworks

Café Terrace at Night Café Terrace at Night 1888 · F467 Starry Night over the Rhône Starry Night over the Rhône 1888 · F474 The Night Café The Night Café 1888 · F463 The Starry Night The Starry Night 1889 · F612 Country Road in Provence by Night Country Road in Provence by Night 1890 · F683

Narrative Nodes

1888-09 Starry Night over the Rhône 1888-09 The Night Café 1888-10 Gauguin Arrives 1889-06 The Starry Night 1890-05 The Seventy Days of Auvers

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Van Gogh Sunflower Paintings

The sunflower paintings are not a single famous image, but a decorative language Van Gogh invented in Arles for the Studio of the South.

1886 - 1888 · 4 artworks

Van Gogh Sunflower Paintings

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh sunflower paintings
  • Van Gogh Sunflowers meaning
  • Sunflowers Van Gogh series

Creative Context

Sunflowers

Representative Artworks

Still life: sunflowers Still life: sunflowers 1887 · F375 Sunflowers (fifteen) Sunflowers (fifteen) 1888 · F454 Sunflowers (fourteen) Sunflowers (fourteen) 1888 · F456 Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) 1889 · F458

Narrative Nodes

1886-1887 The Paris Flower Studies 1888-08 The Sunflower Decoration

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Van Gogh Cypress Paintings

In Saint-Remy, cypress trees become vertical flames that compress tree, night sky, mortality and motion into one form.

1889 - 1889 · 4 artworks

Van Gogh Cypress Paintings

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh cypress meaning
  • Van Gogh cypress paintings
  • cypress symbolism in Van Gogh

Creative Context

CypressesCypresses

Representative Artworks

Cypresses Cypresses 1889 · F613 Cypresses with Two Women Cypresses with Two Women 1889 · F620 The Starry Night The Starry Night 1889 · F612 Wheat Field with Cypresses Wheat Field with Cypresses 1889 · F717

Narrative Nodes

1889-06 Cypresses 1889-06 The Starry Night 1888-1890 The Wheat Fields

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Van Gogh Self-Portraits

The self-portraits are a continuous experiment in face, colour, illness, vocation and ways of seeing.

1887 - 1888 · 18 artworks

Van Gogh Self-Portraits

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh self portraits
  • self portrait meaning in art
  • Van Gogh portrait analysis

Creative Context

Self-PortraitsThe Self-Portraits

Representative Artworks

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) 1886 · F178v Self-Portrait (Paris, blue background) Self-Portrait (Paris, blue background) 1887 · F356 Self-Portrait (Paris, pointillist background) Self-Portrait (Paris, pointillist background) 1887 · F365 Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat 1887 · F345 Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat 1887 · F344 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 · F525 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 · F465 Gauguin's Chair Gauguin's Chair 1888 · F499 Self-Portrait (Arles, late summer) Self-Portrait (Arles, late summer) 1888 · F501 Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) 1888 · F526 Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) 1888 · F476 Self-Portrait at the Easel Self-Portrait at the Easel 1888 · F380 Vincent's Chair with His Pipe Vincent's Chair with His Pipe 1888 · F498 Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, blue swirls) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, blue swirls) 1889 · F528 Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, palette) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, palette) 1889 · F525a Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy) 1889 · F627 Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889 · F527 Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe 1889 · F529

Narrative Nodes

1886-1889 The Self-Portraits 1888-10 Gauguin Arrives 1888-12 Gauguin Leaves

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Van Gogh Wheat Field Paintings

The wheat fields run through sowing, labour, Auvers and the final rain, concentrating time, life-cycle and farewell.

1888 - 1890 · 31 artworks

Van Gogh Wheat Field Paintings

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh wheat field paintings
  • Wheat Field with Crows meaning
  • Van Gogh final wheat fields

Creative Context

Wheat FieldsThe Wheat Fields

Representative Artworks

Sower (after Millet) Sower (after Millet) 1881 · F830 Harvest at La Crau Harvest at La Crau 1888 · F411 The Sower The Sower 1888 · F422 The Sower The Sower 1888 · F574 The Sower (large) The Sower (large) 1888 · F450 Reaper with Sickle (after Millet) Reaper with Sickle (after Millet) 1889 · F687 Sower (after Millet) Sower (after Millet) 1889 · F690 The green wheatfield behind the asylum The green wheatfield behind the asylum 1889 · F718 The Reaper (after Millet) 1889 · F684 Wheat Field with Cypresses Wheat Field with Cypresses 1889 · F717 Wheat Field with Reaper Wheat Field with Reaper 1889 · F719 Blossoming Chestnut Trees Blossoming Chestnut Trees 1890 · F752 Chestnut trees in flower: pink and white blossoms Chestnut trees in flower: pink and white blossoms 1890 · F751 Country Road in Provence by Night Country Road in Provence by Night 1890 · F683 Farmhouse Farmhouse 1890 · F806 Garden at Auvers Garden at Auvers 1890 · F814 Landscape at Auvers in the Rain Landscape at Auvers in the Rain 1890 · F750 Marguerite Gachet at the Piano Marguerite Gachet at the Piano 1890 · F772 Pink Roses Pink Roses 1890 · F595 Plain near Auvers Plain near Auvers 1890 · F762 Portrait of Adeline Ravoux Portrait of Adeline Ravoux 1890 · F754 Portrait of Dr. Gachet (first version) Portrait of Dr. Gachet (first version) 1890 · F753 Rain, Auvers Rain, Auvers 1890 · F811 Roses and Anemones Roses and Anemones 1890 · F764

Narrative Nodes

1881-1890 The Sower Motif 1888-10 Gauguin Arrives 1889-06 Cypresses 1888-1890 The Wheat Fields 1889-09 The Saint-Rémy Copies 1890-05 The Seventy Days of Auvers 1890-07-10 Rain over Auvers

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Van Gogh Irises

The irises connect the Saint-Remy flowers, asylum garden and Van Gogh’s intensified colour.

1889 - 1890 · 3 artworks

Van Gogh Irises

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh Irises meaning
  • Van Gogh iris paintings
  • Irises Van Gogh analysis

Creative Context

Irises

Representative Artworks

Irises Irises 1889 · F608 Irises (in vase) Irises (in vase) 1890 · F678 Irises (pink background) Irises (pink background) 1890 · F680

Narrative Nodes

1889-05 Irises 1890-05 The Seventy Days of Auvers