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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

But the first paintings Vincent painted, in the Montemarte quarter, where he lived with...

But the first paintings Vincent painted, in the Montemarte quarter, where he lived with Theo, still reflect the depth
and almost the earthiness of the last Dutch paintings

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But the first paintings Vincent painted,
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in the Montemarte quarter,
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where he lived with Theo,
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still reflect the depth and almost the earthiness
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of the last Dutch paintings.
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14 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:50
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
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documentary
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A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works.
In the summer of the same year, 1886, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
In the summer of the same year, 1886,
In some beautiful, still lifes of flowers, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In some beautiful, still lifes of flowers,
(upbeat music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
(upbeat music)
I've thought about it so much - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
I've thought about it so much
We'll be at the Louvre from midday, or earlier if you like. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
We'll be at the Louvre from midday, or earlier if you l...
[Narrator] An appointment to meet his brother, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
[Narrator] An appointment to meet his brother,
But what was the real reason for Vincent's style to change - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
But what was the real reason for Vincent's style to cha...
We ask the writer, Pascal Bonafoux, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
We ask the writer, Pascal Bonafoux,
He takes us to Montmartre and helps us to understand - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
He takes us to Montmartre and helps us to understand
Starting from the house where he and Theo lived, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Starting from the house where he and Theo lived,
[Pascal] Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
[Pascal] Vincent van Gogh arrived in Paris
He had already visited before, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
He had already visited before,
They lived on the fourth floor and beyond the rooftops, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:18
They lived on the fourth floor and beyond the rooftops,
There is but one Paris, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
There is but one Paris,
[Narrator] Montmartre was a birthplace of modern art. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
[Narrator] Montmartre was a birthplace of modern art.
In these streets, bustling today with tourists, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
In these streets, bustling today with tourists,
It was a poor community, but hungry for life. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
It was a poor community, but hungry for life.
Free in its ideas and morals, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
Free in its ideas and morals,
The painters womanized with their models, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
The painters womanized with their models,
In the evening as the sun set, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
In the evening as the sun set,