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                Harvest in Provence, June 1888, © The Israel Museum by Avshalom Avital             
                        
            © The Israel Museum by Avshalom Avital         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                The media were there for the unpacking of the pictures for the exhibition.             
                        
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                Cypresses, June 1989 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art             
                        
            © The Metropolitan Museum of Art         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Flower beds in Holland, 1883 © The Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art             
                        
            © The Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Fisherman and boats at the Pont de Clichy, Summer 1887 © The Art Institute of Chicago             
                        
            © The Art Institute of Chicago         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                The pictures had to be carefully unpacked.             
                        
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                Farmhouse in Provence, June 1888 © The Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington             
                        
            © The Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Self portrait with a Japanese woodcut, December 1887 © Kunstmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bührer             
                        
            © Kunsmuseum Basel, Martin P. Bühler         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                View of Arles with irises, May 1888 © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam             
                        
            © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Media interest in the exhibition has been high.             
                        
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                Fishing boats at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, May/June 1888 © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam             
                        
            © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Summer evening, 1888 © Kunstmuseum Winterthur             
                        
            © Kunstmuseum Winterthur         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Flowering garden with path, July 1888 © The Collection of the Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag             
                        
            © Collection of the Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                Entrance to the public path in Arles, October 1888 © The Phillips Collection, Washington             
                        
            © The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.         
             
     
                 
                            
                    
    
    
     
  
        
                    
                The exhibition's organisers are hoping for 500,000 visitors.             
                        
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        Van Gogh - Between Earth and Heaven.     
    
    
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Basel’s Kunstmuseum is hosting for the first time worldwide an exhibition of landscapes by the legendary artist Vincent van Gogh. The 70 paintings – both famous and rare works – should give a new insight into the Dutch artist’s oeuvre. It runs until September 27.
                     
                
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