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 Ahhh
Van Gogh. There are two museums in the Netherlands that have
significant numbers of Van Goghs - the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam and
the Kroeller-Muller Museum near Arnhem. When I was at the museum in
Amsterdam, I sat in front of each Van Gogh for 10 or 15 minutes trying to
absorb it. How can you? The movement, the color. |
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This is another Van Gogh called The Ravine. There are many popular
Van Gogh paintings. Both of these museums have others that are just
as stunning and moving. If you get to the Netherlands, I recommend
getting to these museums at all costs.
Until I saw the Van Goghs, Salvador Dali had been my favorite painter. No longer. |
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is Anemoon by H. Henstenburgh who lived between 1667 and 1726. The color,
the starkness against the dark background invest this painting with more
meaning than a simple portrait of a flower. Stunning. This is
in the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in Brussels. |
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