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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

He spent his days among the fields, gardens and dusty roads of Montmartre which at that...

He spent his days among the fields, gardens and dusty roads of Montmartre which at that time was a rural suburb

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He spent his days among the fields,
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gardens and dusty roads of Montmartre
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which at that time was a rural suburb.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:15
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
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.
[Pascal] The Vincent who arrived in Paris - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
[Pascal] The Vincent who arrived in Paris
He wanted to paint the countryside - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
He wanted to paint the countryside
When he came up here on the hill, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:16
When he came up here on the hill,
And a couple of centuries later, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
And a couple of centuries later,
(birds chirping) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:23
(birds chirping)
Just a few weeks after his arrival, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
Just a few weeks after his arrival,
For Van Gogh, discovering this explosion of color - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:15
For Van Gogh, discovering this explosion of color
He takes what he needs to invent, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
He takes what he needs to invent,
[Narrator] The origin of Van Gogh style, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
[Narrator] The origin of Van Gogh style,
When he discovered the paintings of Georges Seurat, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
When he discovered the paintings of Georges Seurat,
Helene Kroller-Mueller, knew this perfectly well. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
Helene Kroller-Mueller, knew this perfectly well.
And in her collection, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
And in her collection,
In Vincenza, the painting that symbolizes this meeting is, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
In Vincenza, the painting that symbolizes this meeting is,
[Marco] There is no doubt, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
[Marco] There is no doubt,
In the spring of the previous year in 1886, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:19
In the spring of the previous year in 1886,
A new version of prismatic color, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
A new version of prismatic color,
This is the moment when Van Gogh, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:11
This is the moment when Van Gogh,
[Narrator] In June, 1888, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
[Narrator] In June, 1888,
"My God, if only I'd known this country at 25, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
"My God, if only I'd known this country at 25,
The supremely enthusiastic period had begun for him, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
The supremely enthusiastic period had begun for him,