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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

(dramatic music) Her collection grew to such an extent, that the idea of building a...

(dramatic music) Her collection grew to such an extent, that the idea of building a museum, appealed to her, more and more

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Her collection grew to such an extent,
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that the idea of building a museum,
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appealed to her, more and more.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:13
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

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.
And it was a dream come true for Helene Kröller-Müller, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:16
And it was a dream come true for Helene Kröller-Müller,
[Narrator] It was a spiritual dimension of - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
[Narrator] It was a spiritual dimension of
They both shared an empathy for the meek, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
They both shared an empathy for the meek,
And so she built the Kroller-Mueller Museum, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
And so she built the Kroller-Mueller Museum,
And it is here that the art historian Marco Goldin, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
And it is here that the art historian Marco Goldin,
(sweeping orchestral) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
(sweeping orchestral)
When the paintings arrive in the city in the Veneto region, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:20
When the paintings arrive in the city in the Veneto region,
A most unusual destiny for a man who died in a small room, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
A most unusual destiny for a man who died in a small room,
(speaking in a foreign language) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
(speaking in a foreign language)
In his work he failed as an art dealer, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In his work he failed as an art dealer,
And romantically, he was rejected by a cousin, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
And romantically, he was rejected by a cousin,
His wretchedness and his greatness - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:15
His wretchedness and his greatness
It's very difficult to say why Vincent Van Gogh - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
It's very difficult to say why Vincent Van Gogh
What really contributed to art and art history - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
What really contributed to art and art history
He had his own thoughts and ideas, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
He had his own thoughts and ideas,
And, he went further than anybody else did at the time. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
And, he went further than anybody else did at the time.
One of the most important ingredients - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
One of the most important ingredients
He wanted to, to give an expression to the subjects - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
He wanted to, to give an expression to the subjects
And what he aimed at, was moving people. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
And what he aimed at, was moving people.
(upbeat orchestral) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:16
(upbeat orchestral)