Theresa Van Gogh under that Van Gogh! Jul 31, 2008
Chicago (IL) European scientists have discovered a hidden painting behind Vincent Van Goghs 1887 Patch of Grass painting ... A research team including members from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands and the University of Antwerp in Belgium claims to have successfully applied synchrotron radiation induced X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for the first time to the painting entitled Patch of Grass by Vincent van Gogh. (TG Daily)
Mystery woman found under van Gogh painting Jul 31, 2008
A previously unknown portrait of a woman by Vincent van Gogh has been revealed in a high-tech look beneath another of his paintings, it was announced today. Scientists used a new technique to peer beneath the paint of van Gogh's "Patch of Grass." Already it was known there was something there, likely a portrait of some sort. (MSNBC -- Environment)
New Technique Reveals Hidden Van Gogh Portrait Jul 31, 2008
An international research team, including members from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) and the University of Antwerp (Belgium), has successfully applied this technique for the first time to the painting entitled Patch of Grass by Vincent van Gogh ... It is well-known that Vincent van Gogh often painted over his older works ... This method was applied to a painting by Vincent van Gogh. (Science Daily)
Scrabulous gone from Facebook Jul 31, 2008
A previously unknown portrait of a woman by Vincent van Gogh has been revealed in a high-tech look beneath another of his paintings, it was announced today. Multimedia. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Van Gogh's hidden woman portrait reconstructed Jul 31, 2008
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhuanet)-- European scientists have reconstructed a portrait of a peasant woman painted by Vincent van Gogh that had been concealed beneath another painting for 121 years, according to media reports on Wednesday. Joris Dik, a materials scientist from Delft University, and Koen Janssens, a chemist from the University of Antwerp in Belgium, used synchrotron X-rays from a particle accelerator to determine what the original painting looked like before he covered it up with his... (Xinhuanet, China)
Researchers find a Van Gogh hidden within a Van Gogh Jul 31, 2008
(here's the ) was recently discovered by the Delft University of Technology in a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, who was well-known for painting over his older works. (Experts think one third of his early paintings hide other compositions under them. (USA Today -- Tech)
X-rays reveal Van Gogh's hidden portrait Jul 31, 2008
A Vincent van Gogh portrait of a peasant woman that was painted over by the artist has been revealed in extraordinary detail through use of an x-ray technique that has never before been applied to a painting. Research had previously disclosed the vague outline of a head behind the painting, entitled Patch of Grass, but the face of the woman emerged from the centre of the work only after the picture was subjected to x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. (guardian.co.uk)
Scientists Find Hidden Van Gogh Jul 31, 2008
(AMSTERDAM, Netherlands) A team of European scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new method for extracting images hidden under old masters' paintings, recreating a color portrait of a woman's face unseen since Vincent van Gogh painted over it in 1887. Related Articles. (Time.com)
McNays chief fundraiser accepts Health Science Center job in East Texas Jul 30, 2008
Some of the pieces in its collection were produced by Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Georgia O Keeffe. The new Stieren Center for Exhibitions alone added 45,000 square feet of space at the museum. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
NGV denies Salvador Dali painting is a fake Jul 22, 2008
Last year the NGV revealed one of its paintings, originally believed to be painted by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh, was painted by another artist. - mx. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Strange But Truly Fun Jul 18, 2008
VINCENT Van Gogh cut off an ear for a prostitute named Christine; and Hong Kong police Inspec tor Bun, the hero of "Mad Detective," cuts off one of his as a gift for a retiring superior. No wonder Bun (Lau Ching-wan, excellent) is booted off the force. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Mountaineering adventure Jul 17, 2008
They encountered eight sunny days and seven "Vincent Van Gogh nights." The trip wasn t without its moments of misery. "As Lewis and Clark liked to say 'Musqueeters verrrry troublesome,' " Kilmer wrote. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Read Indepth Article Jul 15, 2008
Some of the paintings show an affinity with the world and style of Vincent van Gogh, as can be seen in the farmer figures. Malevich is best known as a pioneer of geometrical-abstract art. (AbsoluteArts.com)
A Once in a Lifetime Visit with Monet, Picasso and More Jul 15, 2008
The show features a total of 74 masterful works of art including seven works by Pablo Picasso, seven sculptures by Auguste Rodin, five works by Claude Monet and two Vincent van Gogh masterpieces. Visitors will enjoy such recognizable pieces as Monet's soft and expansive "Wheat Field", Gauguin's seductive "In the Waves" and Picasso's dark and complex "Harlequin with Violin". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Hollywood Artist Explores the 'Green' side of Famous L.A. Landmarks Jul 14, 2008
Nathan Horner's style, which evolved over the years, has been influenced by John Singer Sargent, Vincent Van Gogh, and Edward Hopper. Recently, he has been chosen to exhibit his works in the Hopper House Center, in New York, the birthplace and childhood home of Edward Hopper, run by the Edward Hopper Landmark Preservation Foundation, in a show slated for 2010. (PR Newswire)
Infotainment Jul 8, 2008
During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one of his paintings. Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Must See Sights in Montmartre Jul 7, 2008
It was also the stomping ground for the likes of Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, and Salvador Dali. Here are some of the sights in Montmartre that can't be missed. (Suite101.com)
'Cow man' isn't ready for the pasture Jul 7, 2008
zanne, Vincent van Gogh and Auguste Renoir, and attempting to mimic and evoke their tendencies with his own technique. Fafard is particularly fond of a nearly two-dimensional bust of C. (Globe and Mail)
Celebrate Talents and Strengths of those Living with Epilepsy Jul 3, 2008
(ARA) - Some of history's most creative minds, including Vincent van Gogh, Ludwig Beethoven, Leo Tolstoy and Lewis Carroll, are believed to have had epilepsy. Today, one in 10 adults will have a seizure at some point in his or her life and more than 3 million people in the United States have epilepsy. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Digital imaging enhancing art history Jul 1, 2008
Nova presented the teams with a set of six high-resolution images of Vincent Van Gogh paintings. One of the six images was a Nova-commissioned copy of Van Gogh's "The Reaper.". (NJ.com -- Times)
Japanese Artist Hashiguchi Goyo Jun 25, 2008
So while Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh found fresh perspectives in the color and forms of Japanese art, Goyo and his contemporaries were contemplating the poses and tones of the French Impressionists, particularly Degas and Renoir s depiction of women. Shin Hanga and Bijin-Ga. (Suite101.com)
Art like youve never seen it before Jun 20, 2008
They have learned how to paint to music like expressionist Wassily Kandinsky, have learned the one line design of Paul Klee, have painted sunflowers like Vincent van Gogh, have sculpted in the form of Constantin Brancusi, have created beautiful flowers like Georgia O Keefe, and have even painted Claude Monet s garden. The artwork is then displayed throughout the school, mounted and labeled, along the hallway walls, in the classrooms and throughout the gymnasium. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Premium on artists' diaries,scrapbook Jun 19, 2008
These included names like Eduard Munch and Vincent Van Gogh. Some artists have maintained diaries from their young days. (India Times)
San Antonio's McNay Art Museum Reopened After $33.1 Million Expansion Jun 11, 2008
Today more than 100,000 visitors a year become captivated by magnificent works of art by 20th-century luminaries including Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A vital partner in arts education, the McNay annually serves as many as 45,000 adults, teachers, students, and families with a variety of arts education programs and educational resources, including a fine arts reference library and interpretive... (PR Newswire)
Art Basel — world's largest art fair — opens in Switzerland Jun 5, 2008
Two of the paintings taken in the robbery, by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, were recovered a few days after the robbery. The other two_ by Paul Cezanne and Edgar Degas remain missing. (Yahoo News)
Japan takes Emily to heart May 31, 2008
The art blockbuster is an international form of cultural currency now; nothing unites the globe more than the best of Vincent van Gogh appearing in four great cities. And few love the blockbuster more than the Japanese. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Impressionists: A Preview May 29, 2008
The Bedroom (1889) by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). (1892/95) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). (Suite101.com)
* Art experts mixed on last van Gogh found in Greece May 20, 2008
A portrait stashed in a bank vault in Athens could be the last painting Vincent van Gogh produced, say some art experts and collectors who are attempting to determine the authenticity of the picture found among the possessions of a Greek World War II resistance fighter ... It has gone through so many laboratory analyses that I am 100 percent convinced it is a Vincent van Gogh, said Athanasios Celia, a Paris-based painter and art historian. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Mulleavy sisters: Painting with brush and 'blood' May 20, 2008
"Horror movies reflect politics of the time - they reflect the modern moment," says Kate, explaining how shots of acid green and orange came from the spines of horror DVDs (but with a flicker of Vincent van Gogh). Sometimes fashion designers arrive on the scene out of the blue. (International Herald Tribune)
Monet to Picasso From the Cleveland Museum of Art June 23 - September 21, 2008 May 17, 2008
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 18531890). The Poplars at Saint-Rmy (Les peupliers sur la Colline), 1889. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Absinthe's mystique cops a blow May 2, 2008
Some say artist Vincent van Gogh chopped off his ear and later shot himself in the chest after drinking it. Wormwood fingered. (ABC Online)
It all started with Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' Apr 21, 2008
It all started with "Starry Night," the painting in the Museum of Modern Art by Vincent Van Gogh. "I've always wanted to do a show about Van Gogh's painting and its influence, and I began with painters Barbara Takenaga and Sarah Walker in my head," says Sara Lynn Henry, an art professor and guest curator for "Midnight Full of Stars," the new show at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit. (NJ.com)
Panoply will present the Kids' Art Yard Apr 21, 2008
What do Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo have in common. They were all, at one time, kids. (AL.com)
Takes on the landscape of 'burbs, epic Babylon Apr 20, 2008
Among the starry roster of painters are J.M.W. Turner, Caspar David Friedrich, Camille Corot, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul C zanne. Parkes Place, 011-61-2-6240-6501. (Boston Globe)
Forbidden Kingdom Production Notes Apr 14, 2008
Director of Photography Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) created colorful backdrops inspired by Vincent Van Gogh s paintings. About the Actors. (Suite101.com)
As soon as you've read this, get up and floss Apr 10, 2008
Vincent Van Gogh wrote on Apr 9, 2008 3:55 PM:" Ear Ache ". Thomas Elliot wrote on Apr 9, 2008 11:32 AM:" Karaoke Contest ". (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
More of this story Apr 5, 2008
"It's kind of like walking into a Vincent Van Gogh painting to go to a great reading. Suddenly there's color just catapulting around you.". It makes sense that Hood wrote a book about the Los Angeles River since he grew up in East L.A., playing along its cement banks as a child. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
'It's about launching a conversation' Apr 1, 2008
". DeSoto, a painter and novelist (A Blade of Grass), confessed he didn't really like Carr's paintings after he moved to British Columbia from South Africa with his parents at the age of 15. "I was just too young and inexperienced to understand and appreciate her art," he said. Now, he argues in his biography that Carr (1871-1945) belongs in the same company as Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch and Paul C?zanne, and that her work should be in the permanent collections of the Tate in London and New... (Globe and Mail)
The return of absinthe Mar 28, 2008
Suddenly, the highly alcoholic, fiendish concoction that bewitched Vincent van Gogh to carve off his fleshy flap is showing up in high-end restaurants like Estate House, Luc's, Tapino, and Methode Bistro. Served in its classic water blend, it's holding court at trendy eateries like Canal, Kazimierz and Digestif. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Feeling at home abroad Mar 26, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008. A University student reflects on her experience in the NYU in London program. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Sports: Wacky or what? Mar 19, 2008
Fielder joins a prominent list of vegans and vegetarians over the years: Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Isaac Newton, Vincent van Gogh, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, George Bernard Shaw, Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Ralph Waldo Emerson, St. Francis of Assisi* and Woody Harrelson. (* I don't mean to slight St. Francis, but isn't vegetarianism an easy call for him. (Albany Times Union)
Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Introducing Children to Art Through Novels and Illustrated Books. A summary of books for children that tell the stories of many famous artists. (Suite101.com)
Power of print Mar 3, 2008
Spohrer, who bears a resemblance to Dutch post-impressionist master Vincent Van Gogh (and, yes, people tell him that), says his influences include the compelling images of artists Ben Shahn (1898-1969) and Antonio Frasconi (born in 1919). He also admires the landscapes of Gustave Baumann (1881-1971). (Fresno Bee)
Joyful portrait by angst-ridden Van Gogh goes on sale for $30m Mar 1, 2008
A Vincent van Gogh work, painted weeks before he killed himself, is going on the market for the first time in more than 90 years, valued at $30m (15m). L'Enfant a l'Orange - or The Child With An Orange - will go on sale next month at the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands. (BBC News -- Europe)
Upside of downDepression is dark and horrible. But is it also good for you? Feb 29, 2008
Robbie Williams, Sir Elton John, Winston Churchill and Stephen Fry (pictured) Writers Tennessee Williams, Sylvia Plath, Evelyn Waugh and Ernest Hemingway Artists Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Degas, William Blake Performers Caroline Ahern, Ewan McGregor, Morrissey. "There are benefits and that's why it has persisted. It's a tough message to hear while you are in depression but I think that there's a life afterwards," he says. (BBC News -- UK)
Teaching a computer to appreciate art Feb 26, 2008
A new mathematical program would be able to recognize this painting as a signature Vincent van Gogh ... Daniel Keren, a professor in the at the University of Haifa, said hes been contacted by an Italian collector hoping to validate some of his acquired paintings as well as by aficionados embroiled in a controversy over the legitimacy of artworks allegedly by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
* Swiss police recover masterpieces Feb 21, 2008
Poppies near Vetheuil (1879) by Claude Monet and Blossoming Chestnut Branch (1890) by Vincent van Gogh were formally identified by the director of the Buehrle Museum from where they were stolen, the police said. They are still searching for the other two paintings -- Count Lepic and his Daughters by Edgar Degas (1871) and Boy in a Red Waistcoat by Paul Cezanne (1888) -- taken at the same time. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
2 stolen Impressionist paintings recovered Feb 20, 2008
The pictures by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were among four paintings worth $163 million that were stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery ... The stolen paintings clockwise from upper left: Paul Cezanne painting 'Boy in the Red Waistcoat; ' Edgar Degas painting 'Ludovic Lepic and his Daughter; ' Claude Monet's painting 'Poppy field at Vetheuil' and Vincent van Gogh's painting 'Blooming Chestnut Branches. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Two stolen paintings discovered in car parked at mental hospital Feb 20, 2008
There, in the back seat of an unlocked car, a painting by Claude Monet and another by Vincent van Gogh were found Monday in perfect condition, authorities said yesterday. The paintings, worth $64-million (U.S.) combined, were still under the display glass used by the private museum from which they were stolen in a Feb. 10 armed robbery, museum director Lukas Gloor said. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Two of 4 paintings stolen in Zurich heist are recovered Feb 20, 2008
In the background are the recovered paintings, 'Blossoming Chestnut Branches' by Vincent van Gogh, left, and 'Poppies near Vetheuil' by Claude Monet ... The paintings, by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, were among four worth 180 million Swiss francs, or $163 million, that were stolen from the private museum in an armed robbery on Feb. 10. (International Herald Tribune)
Swiss police say 2 stolen paintings recovered Feb 20, 2008
In the background are the recovered paintings, 'Blossoming Chestnut Branches' by Vincent van Gogh, left, and 'Poppies near Vetheuil' by Claude Monet ... There was no word on whether a ransom was paid for the paintings by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, which together are worth 70 million Swiss francs (US$64 million; 43 million), Zurich police spokesman Marco Cortesi said. (International Herald Tribune)
Swiss police find stolen paintings Feb 20, 2008
The two Impressionist paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were found in an abandoned car parked at a psychiatric clinic on Monday afternoon. Buehrle collection director Lukas Gloor (L) and police spokesman Marco Cortesi hold a news conference in Zurich Feb. 19, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
How To Steal a European Painting Feb 20, 2008
By Cyrus FarivarUpdated Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at 5:36 PM ET Blossoming Chestnut Branches by Vincent van Gogh. Last Sunday, an , Switzerland, was of four paintings worth $160 million. (Slate)
2/21: Mackenzie Thorpe Feb 19, 2008
When he was 11, he watched the movie, Lust for Life, the story of tormented painter Vincent Van Gogh. The boy saw in Van Gogh the same outsider he felt in himself. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Italian artist celebrated in Spain Feb 19, 2008
He toured art galleries and was deeply impressed by the vitality and suggestive power of works by a number of artists, including Vincent van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso. Not long after, he met Picasso and began to rent a ramshackle studio next to him in the Bateau-Lavoir at 13 Rue Ravignan. (Xinhuanet, China)
From silk screening to 'digital kilns'High school shows off new art department Feb 16, 2008
Elsewhere in the same room, another group of students was working on a molecular interpretation of a Vincent Van Gogh painting. The two digital kilns in the ceramics room - which allow users to program the temperature - are luxuries unknown to most high school-level artists, as is the department's new darkroom. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Simple Recipe For Ad Success: Just Add Art Feb 16, 2008
The top of the box had either a print of Vincent Van Gogh s Caf; Terrace at Night or a photograph of a similar scene. Even after just a brief exposure to one of the images, the diners rated the silverware in the box with art as more luxurious. (Science Daily)
* Gunmen steal paintings worth US$164m in Zurich Feb 13, 2008
The paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were stolen from the Buehrle Foundation museum on Sunday evening, police said. The operation came only five days after another major art robbery in a nearby Swiss town. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Art Thieves Nab Cezanne Masterwork Feb 13, 2008
Blossoming Chestnut Branches, painted in 1890 by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh Reuters Article Tools. Part of the charm of Zurich's E.G. B. (Time.com)
Four masterpieces stolen in Zurich heist Feb 12, 2008
Police and museum officials said the theft of paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh occurred at about 4:30 p.m. at the E.G. Buehrle Collection in the Swiss financial capital, Zurich. We re talking about the biggest ever robbery carried out in Switzerland, even Europe, Zurich police spokesman Mario Cortesi told reporters. (Montana Standard, MT)
Gang robs Zurich of top paintings Feb 12, 2008
The four paintings stolen on Sunday are: Poppies near Vetheuil, by Claude Monet (1879), Count Lepic and his Daughters, by Edgar Degas (1871), Chestnut in Bloom, by Vincent Van Gogh (1890) and Boy in a Red Jacket, by Paul Cezanne (1888), police said. A police statement said the three masked men entered the museum in central Zurich at about 1630 local time (1530 GMT). (BBC News -- Europe)
Van Gogh, Monet art goes in $90M heist Feb 12, 2008
One of the men threatened personnel at the museum's front door with a pistol and forced them to the ground, police said, while the other two men went into an exhibition room and stole four oil paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. Afterward, the three men loaded the paintings -- Monet's "Poppies near Vetheuil," Degas' "Count Lepic and his Daughters," Van Gogh's "Blossoming Chestnut Branches" and Cezanne's "Boy in a Red Vest" -- into a white car parked in... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Drawing Dreams Feb 11, 2008
Michael Wysochansky talks a lot about his fondness for the work of Vincent Van Gogh. Michael Wysochansky talks a lot about his fondness for the work of Vincent Van Gogh. (Scranton Times, PA)
Armed robbers steal $100 million worth of art from Zurich museum Feb 11, 2008
The Zurich police said the robbery took place Sunday and that oil paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were among those taken. Further details were not immediately available. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Denver museum gets collection of counterculture concert posters Feb 2, 2008
DENVER - Maybe it isn't all that far from Vincent Van Gogh painting under the influence of absinthe to a drug-inspired psychedelic concert poster. The Denver Art Museum said Friday it has acquired 875 historic posters, mostly from San Francisco, for concerts performed by such legends as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead or put on by promoter Bill Graham. (AZCentral -- News)
