Impressionist's 1890 painting "Tree Roots" has been the subject of five years of legal battles between homeowners and a ...

It was recently determined that the artist painted his final work, “Tree Roots,” in Auvers-sur-Oise. The roots still exist, ...

Although Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands, it was in France that the Dutch painter produced his most famous pieces, so much so that he is often considered a French artist. Inspired by ...

Vincent van Gogh retreated to an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, in southern France. Here, the artist, who would die by suicide the next year, sought solace in painting. He captured the view ...

Many assume that van Gogh was a child prodigy who painted from a young age and created masterpieces over the years. But this isn't true. Vincent van Gogh only seriously pursued art in his late 20s ...

Vincent attributes this to worry and “no friends,” but he feels that both the artistic stiffness and social isolation “will change.” In art and life, Van Gogh “needed depth, something that spoke to ...

In this excerpt, Gopnik explores the beginning of Barnes' collecting, including the very first Vincent van Gogh painting to arrive and be displayed in the United States. French peasants at work ...