We have two opportunities this fall to dive into the works of Vincent Van Gogh close to home; one is quietly conventional, the other flashy and high tech.
The Cleveland Museum of Art has organized a special installation of four works by Van Gogh. On view are two paintings, both masterpieces from the last years of the artist’s life, and two works on paper, including the only etching Van Gogh created. The free installation is on view now in the Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Gallery (222).
“With the public’s recent increased interest in Vincent Van Gogh, we wanted to take this opportunity to showcase a selection of real masterworks by the artist,” says William M. Griswold, director of the CMA. “We look forward to welcoming our visitors to this free installation.”
Learn more about the museum’s exhibit at clevelandart.org.
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit Cleveland is a multi-media video extravaganza held at an specially-designed gallery at 850 E 72nd St. For ticket information and more about the exhibit, go to Vangoghcleveland.com
Both opportunities to experience Van Gogh promise to be interesting ways to learn more about the artist. Taking inspiration from the world around him, Van Gogh preferred depicting nature and capturing aspects of everyday life. Although largely unrecognized and commercially unsuccessful during his lifetime, Van Gogh gained critical recognition after his death and became the subject of popular novels and movies. Born in the Netherlands, Van Gogh decided to become an artist at the age of 27. He moved to Paris in 1886 and produced many of his mature works while living in southern France. He also suffered intermittent psychotic breakdowns and was interned at an asylum near Saint-Rémy in 1889. Perfectly lucid between attacks, he continued painting and spent three months working at Auvers-sur-Oise north of Paris before committing suicide at age 37.
