Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh painted one of art history's most beautiful works, and never got to see the person it was made for. In February 1890, he received a letter. What he created next became a symbol of springtime renewal that still moves millions today. 🧵👇 #artbots #vangogh

Cypresses (Les Cyprès) - 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/1332789

In Arles, Van Gogh often painted on coarse-weave canvas. Its rough texture caught the light of his impasto strokes, turning the fabric into part of the painting’s rhythm and voice.

Woman Working in Wheat Field - 1890 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15653

Separation II 1896 (printed 1906) https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/1242072

A Meadow in the Mountains - 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14529

Peasant Woman, Portrait of Gordina de Groot - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13750

Lap with Hands and a Bowl - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13677

Coal Shoveler - 1879 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/11560

The Elephant Celebes https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/the-elephant-celebes-1921

Portrait of Armand Roulin - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14364

Coming to bloom https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/coming-to-bloom-1934

In 1880, destitute in the Borinage, Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo that hard frost always ends. He was describing his own mind, not the weather. Years later he turned to yellow to temper longing with courage, and hardship with hope.

Peasant Woman, Head - December 1884 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109631

Peasant Woman, Head - 1884 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13431

Baby in a Carriage - 1882 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/11998

Van Gogh distrusted varnish. He left his paintings matte, which he considered closer to the natural appearance of the paint and more aligned with his artistic vision.

Road with Men Walking, Carriage, Cypress, Star, and Crescent Moon - 1890 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14982

Portrait of Adeline Ravoux - 1890 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14940

Rocks with Oak Tree - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14394

Skull - 1887 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14149

Three Figures near a Canal with Windmill - August 1883 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109120

Black on Maroon https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/1124007

Marguerite Gachet at the Piano - 1890 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14883

Eros vanné

Head of a Girl - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14304

Three People Sharing a Meal - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13835

Phantom Perspective https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/483134

Portrait of a Woman - 1887 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14115

Bush in the Park at Arles - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14259

Three Peasants at a Meal - 1890 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15442

Van Gogh bent perspective to feeling—floors tilt, walls lean, skies rise and swirl. Space becomes emotion as structure gives way to the pulse of his inner world.

Man Carrying Peat - 1882 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12267

Parsonage Garden at Dusk - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13681

Marshy Landscape - August 1883 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109127

Head of a Peasant Woman with Dark Cap - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13623

Still Life with Three Birds' Nests - October 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109305

Spot on the Banks of the Seine - 1881 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9581

Sketch of a Peasant Working - 1890 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15173

Van Gogh’s reed-pen drawings turn fields and skies into calligraphy—lines flowing like wind across the page. This shows us how, for Van Gogh, style was movement itself: rhythm made visible.

Lane with poplars near Nuenen - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13675

Field with Factory - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14278

Landscape with Path and Pollard Trees - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14321

Peasant Woman Lifting Potatoes - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13713

The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen with Pond and Figures - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13830

Still Life of Paintbrushes in a Flowerpot - 1884 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13471

Wheat Field with Setting Sun - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14505

The Manneporte (Étretat) - 1883 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/103075

Mount Sainte-Victoire Seen from Gardanne, 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12593

Vase with Red Gladioli - 1886 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14029

Still Life with Ginger Jar and Onions - September 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109299