A FAREWELL TO VINCENT
This month will mark the 134th anniversary of iconic artist Vincent van Gogh’s death, for, on July 27, 1890 Vincent shot himself, dying two days later. He was only 37 years old. Our blog during the rest of July will highlight the often powerful works of art he created in Auvers-sur-Oise, France during the last months of his life.
Vincent van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows, 1890, oil on canvas, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), Netherlands
Title: Wheatfield with Crows, 1890
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
After spending a year (from May, 1889 to May, 1890) in the asylum of Saint-Remy in the south of France, Vincent traveled north to Auvers-sur-Oise some 20 miles from Paris. There Vincent would be treated by physician and art lover Dr. Gachet, who encouraged him to continue painting.
Although the legendary Wheatfields with Crows has now been disproven as Vincent’s last work of art, its expressive power has not been diminished. For is it a vision or hallucination? Are the crows an ominous sign of Vincent’s impending self-destruction?
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