Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings (and where to see them in the world!)

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One of the world’s most renowned painters, Vincent van Gogh is a figure that continues to captivate the public with both his exceptional artistry and his poignant personal story. Our selection showcases his greatest works and highlights the museums where they are displayed.

His artwork, characterized by Pointillism, heralded both Fauvism and Expressionism, and secured him a prominent place as one of the most renowned and pivotal painters in the annals of art history – a dubious distinction, unfortunately, that came after his life tragically cut short at the age of 37, leaving behind an extensive legacy of over 2,000 canvas and drawings.

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(1888), Musée d’Orsay, Paris

His relentless pursuit to capture the essence of “the effects of night.” As the artist wrote to his sister: « It often seems to me that the night is more alive and richly colored than the day », and it’s undeniable as we gaze at the star-studded sky, shining like precious stones, and the city lights reflected on the Rhône.

In the background, a palette of blues — ultramarine, Prussian and cobalt — conveys a sense of serenity and inner tranquility, which the painter unfortunately only rarely encountered.

(1889), MoMA, New York

created a more tormented representation of this night, which he attempted to recreate with great accuracy, and with evident reason: the artist had recently been admitted to an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

He spent a year residing there, concurrently pursuing his painting hobby, and notably creating one of his most iconic works, “The Starry Night”, which draws us into its captivating swirles and evokes the artist’s intense emotional struggles.

(1888), Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

What captivates us is the striking contrast between the warm glow of the café, a mixture of yellow, orange, and green, and the deep blue of the starry sky and dark houses.

We can almost hear the lively chatter of guests on the patio and the footsteps of passersby on the adjacent brick streets.

This year (1889), the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA; and the SOMPO Museum of Art, Japan,

Vincent van Gogh painted not one but three canvases of sunflowers in early 1889, each with slight variations in light, backdrop colours and the forms of the flowers, which seem to be in a lively dance in their vase.

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(1889), The Courtauld Gallery, London.

Painting is undoubtedly the most poignant.

The portrait depicts an artist who is scarred and damaged, mere weeks after his infamous self-mutilation, yet still resolute in his creative endeavors. We see a painter undeterred, driven by a powerful gaze, with a nearly completed canvas on the easel and a Japanese print serving as his creative catalyst.

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