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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

Helene called on several famousnames to design her museum, Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,...

Helene called on several famous
names to design her museum, Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the founding fathers
of modern architecture

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Helene called on several famous names to design her museum,
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Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,
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one of the founding fathers of modern architecture.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:14
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.
She dreamed of constructing a monumental building, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
She dreamed of constructing a monumental building,
Towards the end of the first world war, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
Towards the end of the first world war,
The Kröller-Müller's finances nose dived - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
The Kröller-Müller's finances nose dived
In the following years, Helene was often depressed, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
In the following years, Helene was often depressed,
In the end, the museum was built on a more modest scale, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
In the end, the museum was built on a more modest scale,
Based on a project by a Belgian architect, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
Based on a project by a Belgian architect,
Helene died in 1939, a year after the museum opened. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
Helene died in 1939, a year after the museum opened.
In a letter to Sam, she wrote, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:19
In a letter to Sam, she wrote,
(dramatic music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
(dramatic music)
But now her collection is in demand, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
But now her collection is in demand,
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(dramatic music)
These drawings, for example, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
These drawings, for example,
They are taken out of their drawers - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
They are taken out of their drawers
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(dramatic music)
Before traveling, they must be meticulously examined. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
Before traveling, they must be meticulously examined.
A report is drafted about their condition, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
A report is drafted about their condition,
It is essential that the canvas is not damaged by moving. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
It is essential that the canvas is not damaged by moving.
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(dramatic music)
And it's going to Vicenza in the fall. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
And it's going to Vicenza in the fall.
I'm now removing the degraded yellow varnish, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
I'm now removing the degraded yellow varnish,