1853–1890

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch Post-Impressionist whose impassioned, high-keyed color and gestural brushwork — produced in barely a decade — became foundational to Expressionism and to the modern image of the artist as visionary outsider.

Where to see Vincent van Gogh: Art Institute of Chicago (2 works); Van Gogh Museum (47 works); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (5 works); National Gallery of Art (3 works); Rijksmuseum (1 work).

Public-domain works: Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse), 1889; Portrait of a Woman, December 1885; Madame Roulin and Her Baby, 1888; La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851–1930), 1889; La Mousmé, 1888; Self-Portrait, 1889; Self-Portrait with Straw Hat, July-August 1887; L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911), 1888–89; Self-portrait, 1887; Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat, September-October 1887; Self-Portrait as a Painter, December 1887-February 1888; Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat, September-October 1887; Self-Portrait, July-August 1887; Self-Portrait with Glass, January 1887; Self-Portrait, July-August 1887; Portrait of Gauguin, December 1888; Self-Portrait, March-June 1886; Self-Portrait, March-June 1887; Self-Portrait with Pipe, September-November 1886; Self-Portrait, March-June 1887; In the Café: Agostina Segatori in Le Tambourin, January-March 1887; Self-Portrait or Portrait of Theo van Gogh, Summer 1887; Head of a Man, March-May 1885; Self-Portrait, Summer 1887; Self-Portrait, July-August 1887; Head of a Woman, April 1885; Woman with a Mourning Shawl, March-May 1885; An Old Woman of Arles, February 1888; Portrait of a Woman, March-June 1886; The Zouave, June 1888; and 28 more.

Exhibitions: Van Gogh: In Search Of, Chicago, February 16, 2016 to May 9, 2016.

News: Hong Kong’s art trading hub ambitions rest on more than headline sales (South China Morning Post Culture, November 1, 2026). A Vincent van Gogh painting not shown publicly for more than 60 years recently drew hundreds of people to Sotheby’s Hong Kong. Painted in May 1890, Châtaigniers en fleurs (Chestnut Trees in Flower) is a major work from his Auvers-sur-Oise period and could set an auction record. For three days,…

News: Scientists Contest Dating of Van Gogh’s "The Starry Night" (Hyperallergic, October 23, 2026). The researchers identified discrepancies between the celestial alignments in June 1889 and Vincent van Gogh’s painted night sky.

News: Larger Than Life review – Wallace, Gromit and the gang say cheeeese for hilarious Aardman origin story (The Guardian, October 13, 2026). Lightroom, London From Shaun’s barn to Gromit’s box, these immersive behind-the-scenes renderings of the wide-grinned, cheeky characters are joyful, enormous – and a bit hard to followNothing is safe from the scourge of immersification. They’ve turned Gustav Klimt and Vincent Van Gogh…