The Dutch capital has gained popularity among tourists around the world. Among all the attractions, the Vincent Van Gogh Museum stands out. Although the famous artist’s hometown is Grot Sündert, the museum was built in the tourist heart of the country.
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
The Van Gogh Museum is a huge collection of artworks by the master, which consists of more than 200 paintings (total number - about 800), 500 drawings (about 1,000 were created in total) and 700 letters of authorship. Aware of the fact that the artist devoted only 10 years to writing his paintings, the number of his achievements is really amazing.
The museum has a creative laboratory of Van Gogh, the atmosphere of which resembles the one in which the painter painted his paintings. There is also a library, which has the personal letters of the artist. It turns out that the Vincent Van Gogh Museum has not only artistic value, but also information.
Collection of works
The museum presents 5 thematic stages, each of which displays the main periods of development of the artist:
The initial stage of the master’s work is characterized by a predominance of dark shades. The main object of the image in the paintings is the peasants, busy with work. A famous illustration of this theme is the painting “Potato Eaters”. In dim lighting, paintings produce an even darker impression on the viewer. In the gallery, it is used to create the right atmosphere.
This stage is characterized by the use of lighter and brighter colors. Pictures acquire blue, red and yellow shades of flowers. Also at this stage, you can notice a characteristic feature of the master - the use of short strokes in an expressive manner. Pictures of the Paris period are mostly represented by self-portraits. The work "Self-portrait in a felt hat" is a vivid example of this stage.
This stage reveals Van Gogh as a master with a unique manner. Landscapes are the main theme of this collection. The artist has them bright and juicy, the canvases depict flowers, trees and meadows in various variations. The famous work “Sunflowers” ​​is a vivid example of this period.
This period did not go smoothly for the artist. Van Gogh at that time was in a psychiatric hospital, where he created his paintings. This influenced the plot of the paintings. They are already written in the above-mentioned creative style of energetic brush strokes, which is combined with the use of softer shades. The Van Gogh Museum presents the most famous painting of the San Remy period - Starry Night.
Canvases of this period are placed in a hall with dazzling bright lighting, which creates the opposite of the hall lighting in the Netherlands stage of creativity. The master applies bright, rich colors and uses his unique style of short expressive strokes. One of the most famous works of this stage is “Wheat Field with Ravens”. In addition to the collection of works by Van Gogh, the museum has paintings and other painters. There is also a separate exhibition of the formation and development of the museum.
Other artists
The Van Gogh Museum also presents a wide exhibition of other artists. They were close friends or contemporaries of Van Gogh. These include P. Gauguin, C. Monet, P. Picasso and others. Acquaintance of artists took place in Paris. In this city, Van Gogh could observe the creation of the works of French impressionist artists, who soon became world famous.
Vincent Van Gogh studied in Paris for several months to learn from his contemporaries. This period greatly influenced further creativity: lighter shades began to predominate in the paintings, and the technique of depicting light itself improved.
Van Gogh Museum in Moscow
On the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Van Gogh, most European countries hold thematic exhibitions and events dedicated to the work of the great artist. Moscow also joined this project: from October 15, 2015 to March 8 of the next year, a grandiose exhibition of paintings - “Van Gogh. Revived canvases 2.0 ".
Exactly the exposition “Van Gogh. Revived Canvases ”originated the holding of multimedia creative projects in the country. So, in January 2014, the first exposition was held in Moscow, which gathered more than 200 thousand visitors. This marked the fixing of a record number of visitors in all existing Russian exhibitions.
Timed to the anniversary of Van Gogh, an updated version of the exhibition reveals new facets of the biography and creativity of the painter. Taking all the best from the first exposure, version 2.0 focuses on the main works and features of the great master.
Schedule
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam receives visitors every day from 10 to 18 hours. The first of January is a day off.
How to get there
The facility is located on Museumplein Museum Square. To get there from the Central Station, you need to take the tram number 2 or 5 and go to the Hobbermastraat stop.