Paintings from the beginning and the end of the Dutch artist’s life do well, as Man Ray rides the Underground to New York
VINCENT VAN GOGH is certainly having a moment. his museum in Amsterdam, which I have yet to revisit after its revamp, has been highly praised, and its current show ‘van Gogh and Japan’ (until June 24) is equally well reviewed. he never actually visited the east, but, like many of his generation, he was fascinated by Japanese art as the country emerged from centuries of cultural isolation and the evidence is very clear in his work.
Then, last week, one of his final landscapes sold at Christie’s inNeww York for a low-estimate but still remarkable price, $39,687,500 (£29,332,946). it was the 17¾in by 23¾in Vue de l’asile et de la Chapelle St Paul de Mausole (Saint-Rémy) (Fig 1), showing the asylum where the artist was a self-admitted patient for a year from May 1889. to begin with, he was not allowed to paint and then, for some time, only indoors. During this time, he produced a masterwork, The Starry Night with its swirling sky, as well as copies of, or rather variations on, themes by artists he admired, such as the Realists Breton and Courbet. eventually, in the autumn, he was allowed out for supervised walks and painting sessions and it was then that he painted the asylum and chapel. he was discharged in May 1890, but shot himself in July, just as he was attracting critical acclaim and the championship of his peers.
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The original Mr Rochester
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Get it write
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'Sloes hath ben my food'
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Souvenirs of greatness
FOR many years, some large boxes have been stored and forgotten in the dark recesses of the garage. Unpacked last week, the contents turned out to be pots: some, perhaps, nearing a century old—dense terracotta, of interesting provenance.
Plants for plants' sake
The garden at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire The home of Edward Banks The Banks family is synonymous with an extraordinary collection of trees and shrubs, many of which are presents from distinguished friends, garnered over two centuries. Be prepared to be amazed, says Charles Quest-Ritson
Capturing the castle
Seventy years after Christian Dior’s last fashion show in Scotland, the brand returned under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for a celebratory event honouring local craftsmanship, the beauty of the land and the Auld Alliance, explains Kim Parker
Nature's own cathedral
Our tallest native tree 'most lovely of all', the stately beech creates a shaded environment that few plants can survive. John Lewis-Stempel ventures into the enchanted woods
All that money could buy
A new book explores the lost riches of London's grand houses. Its author, Steven Brindle, looks at the residences of plutocrats built by the nouveaux riches of the late-Victorian and Edwardian ages
In with the old
Diamonds are meant to sparkle in candlelight, but many now gather dust in jewellery boxes. To wear them today, we may need to reimagine them, as Hetty Lintell discovers with her grandmother's jewellery
