On exhibit: "Van Gogh in America"

One hundred years ago the Detroit Institute of Arts became the first museum in the U.S. to buy a work by Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch Post-Impressionist who died in 1890. Now, the DIA honors the centenary of that landmark acquisition by presenting "Van Gogh in America," featuring 74 works from around the world, which explores America's introduction to the artist. Correspondent Rita Braver reports.
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[@janedoe1146]

Seems to me all of Van Gogh's paintings are 'alive', they have such vibrant energy.

[@margo3367]

I saw a Van Gogh exhibit in L.A. years ago. The brush strokes are amazing. You have to see it in person.

[@shodopoet]

I went on pilgrimage to the Van Gogh Museum it was sublime

[@RadMad789]

It was weird to say that he “overcame adversity”. This was someone who experienced great suffering, especially toward the end. However, he still saw so much beauty in the world.

[@heidihall4591]

I’ve been to this exhibit at the DIA and it is excellent. Highly recommend

[@paulwheeler6609]

The Starry Harbor painting is beyond most. You can't do much more with paint than that. However, he didn't pick himself up by his bootstraps and survive. He suffered and died.

[@mililaniman]

Van Gogh had a very short life, but he left an indelible artistic legacy.

[@IntriguedLioness]

It sounds cliche now but for a very long period I was obsessed with STARRY NIGHT. Even dabbing a little paint on a few canvases to try to emulate what I thought the stars must sound like, what they must emit as we, not they, changed the view as we look at the skies. Like many of Van Gogh's work I saw movement in not only the brush but the canvas after he applied his art.. pure genius.

[@anntrope491]

♡ ☆ ♡ Van Gogh's work is wonderful , magical, & inspiring...he was a genius with color, movement, & his application of paint. Just sad he didn't get recognition for his amazing art when he was alive. I watched a theory about the loss of his ear which made more sense than self mutilation...That he, & his close friend, & mentor Gougan were drinking, got into an argument, & Gougan cut his ear off with a sword...Gougan being an expert swordsman...this theory clicked with me.♡☆♡ BLESSINGS ON VINCENT VAN GOGH...MAY HIS SPIRIT BE AT PEACE...KNOWING THAT HE WAS A MOST SUCCESSFUL ARTIST, & REVERED FOR HIS WORKS...♡☆♡

[@nenaj8053]

There is a story that Van Gogh was actually killed by a teenager - who would constantly torment him - but when asked what going on - Van Gogh covered for him went home and died of sepsis. I went to see his interactive show last year - it was amazing. If there is one in a city near you - I recommend going. So peaceful.

[@steveconn]

Detroit sounds a little too cold right now from my freezing house, but love Van Gogh. Detroit also has a grear Diego Rivera mural, and Jack White!

[@dlite6999]

When I was 14 I picked up the large art book on the coffee table and I was hooked on great artist s Give one to someone you love

[@barrellracer]

"...Van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Certainly the most popular great painter of all time. The most beloved. His command of color, the most magnificent. He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty. Pain is easy to portray but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world. No one had ever done it before. Perhaps no one ever will again. To my mind, that strange wild man who roamed the fields of Provence, was not only the world’s greatest artist but also one of the greatest men who ever lived..."

[@marsspacex6065]

Van Gogh makes you feel art 🖼 😢. My favourite artist.

[@kathleentyson6727]

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing some of Van Gogh’s art work several years in Los Angeles ,it was positively captivating.

[@deannealbrecht774]

He's definitely my favorite. His brushstrokes are something I never get tired of studying.

[@manbtm1]

This exhibit is an absolutely outstanding exhibit, one of the best I have ever seen, I’m a big Van Gogh fan as it is, but this was off the charts, plus the Detroit Institute of arts is an absolutely wonderful art museum, a true gem for Detroit, the surrounding area is really quite cool to now, they have done a fabulous job in renovating their Midtown and downtown areas. That area of the city is really looking nice anymore.

[@stevenikitas8170]

The Detroit Museum paid $4,200 for the small self-portrait. I watch many art auctions online and I calculate that that painting would sell for $80 million, or more, today. A Van Gogh landscape called "Verger avec cyprès" (Orchard with Cypresses) fetched $117 million in a November 2022 auction at Christie's in New York.

[@richardtaylor8595]

The masters are amazing. I love seeing these paintings. My fear is with all the tech out there, we are losing the true art form. I hate what so called new tech has done to true art and music. I am so glad I am old because it is breaking my heart with what I see and hear nowadays.

[@willhamilton4838]

For the record there are 11, thats eleven Van Gogh paintings at the Pasadena museum of art in Pasadena California, I know cause I saw them there in person and they are breathtakingly beautiful 😍