Flying Dutchman
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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. © Kunstmuseum Basel -
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. © Kunstmuseum Basel -
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. © Kunstmuseum Basel -
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. © Kunstmuseum Basel
Van Gogh - Between Earth and Heaven.
This content was published on April 24, 2009 - 07:58
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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