Van Gogh in Arles II: Friends and Models

John Walsh
Friday, April 12, 2019, 1:30 pm
During the 16 months van Gogh spent in Arles, he painted many strikingly original portraits of friends and neighbors. He made plans to create a small artists’ colony there, though the only other member was his friend Paul Gauguin. This lecture considers van Gogh’s artistic ideals and the difficulties posed by his volatile personality, in particular his explosive friendship with Gauguin, who worked with van Gogh for nine weeks before his sudden departure following a frightening altercation.
Generously sponsored by the John Walsh Lecture and Education Fund and the Martin A. Ryerson Lectureship Fund.