Vincent van Gogh and Gauguin | National Gallery

Fellow artist Paul Gauguin's stay at the Yellow House with Vincent van Gogh is mired in controversy. What really happened? Bernadette Murphy, author of 'Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story', considers those fateful days from Gauguin’s point of view.
The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Gauguin Portraits (7 October 2019 - 26 January 2020): bit.ly/2IspPWH
The first-ever exhibition devoted to the portraits of Paul Gauguin. Spanning his early years as an artist through to his later years spent in French Polynesia, the exhibition shows how the French artist revolutionised the portrait.
Exhibition organised by the National Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
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[@ChillVanille]

That was amazing. She is such a great speaker.

[@RoulinBrooks]

Bernadette does an outstanding job in her talk. Engaging and informative. Which, if you've read her book, is what you'd expect. She's an incredible researcher and writer.

[@AI-xs4fp]

By far the most in depth look at the tumultuous period in Arles. So well done! Could have gone on listening for hours.

[@enicander4137]

Loved the book!

[@lydieferrand6598]

Thank you ! Un récit très vivant et documenté de cette courte et tumultueuse amitié.

[@JesseDeb]

Thanks for that, it was very intriguing 💐

[@stuartayre7618]

This lecture was well worth watching. There were a couple of photos I hadn’t seen and I also like the mock-up of Gauguin’s room in the Yellow House.

[@m.i.miller8008]

This is absolutely a outstanding video. Very informative and was a pleasure to watch. A wonderful talk.

[@purpigment]

Thank you, a pleasure to listen to and a genuine attempt to understand and convey what transpired in 1888 between two artists whose lives were filled with such poignant Beauty and Sorrow as depicted in their paintings during their brief sojourn together.

[@kayfletcher4169]

A wonderful talk. Learned so much from this. Thank you.

[@milododd]

Wonderful lecture. Audio is fairly quiet, however.

[@Beinhartwie1chopper]

Intriuing and in depth

[@krisshackle5556]

Would have loved to listen to the whole thing but the sound level is much too quiet even after trying to listen on different devices.

[@carolynhurlburt3054]

turned up audio full strength but still couldn't hear her. sorry.

[@annonomysperson9664]

30.53 painted by Gauguin or Vincent. ?

[@lakshmanankomathmanalath]

😍😍😍

[@stevebuk100]

i have my computer turned up full and still cant hear her, shame..

[@darklingeraeld-ridge7946]

Enjoyable and interesting to see the aerial photographs, but really there is not even the beginning of a convincing case - nothing that would stand up in court, or even compelling anecdotally. The statement that Bernadette Murphy makes at the beginning is fair enough - that it is a presentation from Gauguin's point of view. But that he made those very cryptic and sparse jottings after the events, then inconsistent accounts later for the autobiography, "proves" nothing. The thin facts being as they are (for what matters not that much anyway, set against the art) the only creditable approach must be to combine ALL the evidence.

[@hansolo2121]

@Darklinger AEld-ridge Hey idiot!!! There has never been a more scrupulous and detailed in-dept research and analysis of the facts surrounding this event than what Bernadette has done here. It won't get any more accurate and convincing than this, ever. If you don't find her conlusions convincing than how can you possibly find any other theory about Van Gogh-Gauguin even remotely convincing or even well researched? You are saying others did a better job at research?

[@demistoclesps5465]

Consideración desdre to south, nowless un situación, must work me, suspect see Velázquez ,stop