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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

He wanted to paint the countryside and by a wonderful stroke of luck, Montmartre was still...

He wanted to paint the countryside and by a wonderful stroke of luck, Montmartre was still in the countryside

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He wanted to paint the countryside
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and by a wonderful stroke of luck,
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Montmartre was still in the countryside.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:28
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.
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,
In the spring and summer months, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In the spring and summer months,
His pictures began to sing in a language - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
His pictures began to sing in a language