Van Gogh Up Close

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

In 1886, while living in Paris, Vincent van Gogh dramatically altered his manner of painting landscapes and still lifes. By experimenting with depth of field and focus and using shifting perspectives, he produced some of the most radical and original works of his career. Dominated in the foreground by close-up views of grasses, wheat sheaves, or tree trunks, van Gogh's canvases in this period suggest a detailed study of nature and a concern with representing the sensory experience of being outdoors.

The exhibition explores the reasons and means by which van Gogh made these innovative changes to his painting style.

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