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[Narrator] Helene too would drift off into infinity
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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

Helene toowould drift off into infinity when she was alone with her Van Gogh's

[Narrator] Helene too
would drift off into infinity when she was alone with her Van Gogh's

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[Narrator] Helene too would drift off into infinity
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when she was alone with her Van Gogh's.
Duration
5 seconds
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32
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:43
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
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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 would look at still life with lemons - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
She would look at still life with lemons
She wrote that in this painting, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
She wrote that in this painting,
The presence of a divine principle in the world. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
The presence of a divine principle in the world.
Among her favorites was La Berceuse, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Among her favorites was La Berceuse,
In reality, the lady was the wife of a postman, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
In reality, the lady was the wife of a postman,
Helene imagined La Berceuse as a comforting woman, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Helene imagined La Berceuse as a comforting woman,
(soft music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
(soft music)
Besides her favorite Van Gogh, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Besides her favorite Van Gogh,
Anton Kröller, the husband of Helene - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
Anton Kröller, the husband of Helene
And in the end, Helene decided that she wanted - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
And in the end, Helene decided that she wanted
And, the main reason for this remarkable choice - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:15
And, the main reason for this remarkable choice
Her husband Anton Kroller, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
Her husband Anton Kroller,
She was 36 years old during lessons with her daughter, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
She was 36 years old during lessons with her daughter,
She discovered what would become her passion - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
She discovered what would become her passion
(gentle bright music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
(gentle bright music)
Helene wrote a lot of letters during her lifetime, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Helene wrote a lot of letters during her lifetime,
So she was an avid letter writer, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
So she was an avid letter writer,
She describes why she loves art, what it, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
She describes why she loves art, what it,
(speaking in a foreign language) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
(speaking in a foreign language)
Van Gogh is the key and the antithesis to so much. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
Van Gogh is the key and the antithesis to so much.