Name: The EY Exhibition: Van Gogh and Britain
Dates: until 11 August 2019 (with extended opening hours)
Venue: Tate Britain
Location: Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG
Artist's profile
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Origins: Dutch (1853 – 1890)
Art movement: Post-Impressionism
Period: 19th century
Famous paintings: Sunflowers, Starry Night, Café Terrace at Night
There are over 50 paintings making it one of the greatest exhibitions of van Gogh’s art in London in the last decade. Exhibited paintings include masterpieces like Sunflowers, Starry Night over the Rhône, Sorrowing old man, Sorrow, The Prison Courtyard, Hospital at Saint-Rémy, Olive Tress, Farms near Auvers, Augustine Roulin, The Arlésienne and several self-portraits.
The exhibition aims to show how Vincent van Gogh influenced British artists as well as how Britain and British artists influenced his paintings. Therefore Gogh’s artworks are complemented with paintings and prints of British artists.
Sunflowers, August 1888
Oil paint on canvas
The National Gallery, London, UK
One of the greatest and most known paintings of our time. This painting very rarely leaves the National Gallery in London.
Photo: tadart.co.uk
Tip! The exhibition is so popular that it is almost sold out. Look online whether there are any available tickets. If so buy now! If not just turn up and try your luck on the day. When I went to see it they confirmed that they still had several tickets on the day. Try the Friday evening slot when the gallery is open till late.
Starry Night over the Rhône, August 1888
Oil paint on canvas
Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
For this painting alone the exhibition is worth seeing. The energy that is coming out at the viewer is incredible, immediately catching your attention. Photo: tadart.co.uk
Exhibitions in Tate Modern and Tate Britain are always great as they take you on a journey through the artist’s life. So you can see how the artist developed throughout his or her entire career, what life events influenced his or her paintings and what skills and techniques he or she developed and started applying. The van Gogh’s exhibition is no exception to this way of presenting art.
The Prison Courtyard, February 1890
Oil paint on canvas
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
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Hospital at Saint-Rémy, 1889
Oil paint on canvas
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA
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Olive Trees, June 1889
Oil paint on canvas
National Galleries of Scotland, Scotland, UK
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