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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

She dreamed of constructinga monumental building, with Van Gogh's rooms in the center, but...

She dreamed of constructing
a monumental building, with Van Gogh's rooms in the center, but bad luck was lurking
around the corner

Full Transcript

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She dreamed of constructing a monumental building,
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with Van Gogh's rooms in the center,
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but bad luck was lurking around the corner.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:27
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
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,
(dramatic music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
(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
(dramatic music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
(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.
(dramatic music) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
(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,
In this painting van Gogh used a lot of - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
In this painting van Gogh used a lot of