Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), The Night Cafe, 1889, Yale University Art Gallery
Headlines were made when an old friends book was mentioned in the New York Post this past Sunday. Veteran journalist picked up where we left off several years ago in the story of trying to ascertain ultimate authenticity of the Met Annenberg van Gogh, "Wheat Fields with Cypresses." Not to go into James Grundvig's book to much, his ultimate point is a truism about the artist, if the examples are right, there has to be evidence of the rolled up state when Vincent shipped his canvases back home to brother Theo in Paris via narrow gauge late 1880's primitive French Railroads. In extreme magnification, it is pretty obvious to see.
Detail of the Night Cafe, Yale
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Irises, 1890, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Irises detail, center right
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Mrs. Roulin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail, Mrs. Roulin, lower right
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Olive Trees, 1889, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail Olive Trees Sky Right
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Women Picking Olives, 1889, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail, Women picking Olives, Center
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Roses, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail Roses, Center
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), First Steps, 1890, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail, First Steps, Lower left
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Cypresses, 1889, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail, Cypresses, Upper Right (Moon)
* To see Wheat Field and Cypresses at the MET, click here
* To see A Wheat Field with Cypresses at the National Gallery in London click here
