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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

(gentle music) It was his brother Theo, in certain letterswritten in February, 1886, who...

(gentle music) [Marco] It was his brother Theo, in certain letters
written in February, 1886, who called Vincent to Paris
to learn about the art of the impressionists
and post-impressionists

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[Marco] It was his brother Theo,
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in certain letters written in February, 1886,
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who called Vincent to Paris to learn about the art
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of the impressionists and post-impressionists.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:36
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
But the first paintings Vincent painted, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
But the first paintings Vincent painted,
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,