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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night, MoMA

A number of famous and stunning Van Gogh pieces, many from European museums anchor this presentation. After staring at the paintings for awhile, I realized Van Gogh is pretty big on nature. His most beautiful pieces are dominated by stars, sky, and land. If there are humans in this pictures, excepting portraits, they are often small, dwarfed by their surroundings.

It makes sense then perhaps that his life story seems a bit lonely. Though he developed an attachment to fellow artist, Paul Gauguin, it seems Gauguin didn't really return the favor.

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