Van Gogh was fascinated by lighting effects, and there is a powerful element of backlighting in this painting. But the shadows don’t make complete sense: they all fall at different angles! Was this deliberate, or did Vincent still just have a bit to learn? 🌻 Bobbin Winder (1885)

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19th-century artists followed a long tradition of learning their profession by making copies, and Van Gogh was no exception. Throughout his career, Vincent never stopped creating copies of work by artists whom he admired, such as Hiroshige, Rembrandt and Millet.

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📝 ‘Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures’, wrote Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo in 1882. Have you had any failures recently? 🌻 Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Straw Hat (1887) #vangoghmuseum #art #selfie #selfportrait #vincentvangogh

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Van Gogh came across this abundance of sunflowers in ‘the little garden of a bathhouse’ in Arles. They're partly overgrown with flowering creepers. Don’t forget to spot the little things! Vincent included a signature on the bucket in the foreground. 🌻Garden of a Bathhouse (1888)

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🤩 Artist Dain Yoon, @designdain, created this inspiring look 'Putting the last hand'. #vangoghinspires

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Vincent’s brother Theo was an art dealer in Paris. This meant that he saw the latest and finest paintings. 🤩 He sometimes purchased something on the advice Vincent, like this painting. 🌻Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Young Woman at a Table, ‘Poudre de riz’ (1887)

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🐎Did you know the small plaster model of a horse Van Gogh used for this painting is now part of our collection? The Van Gogh family preserved it through the years. He painted this little horse on cardboard instead of canvas, because that was much cheaper. 🌻Horse (1886)

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When Vincent’s drawings went to plan, it gave him lots of hope and energy: 📝 ‘I feel a power to do something within me. I see that my work holds its own against other work, and that gives me an incredible desire to work’.🌻 Vincent van Gogh, Girl Kneeling by a Cradle (1883)

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In 2013, a ‘new’ painting was attributed to Vincent van Gogh: Sunset at Montmajour (1888). Extensive art historical & technical research confirmed the idea that this could perhaps be an original work by Vincent. 🌻 Vincent van Gogh, Sunset at Montmajour (1888)

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This is the largest painting in our museum. It’s more than 2.5 metres wide & more than 2 metres high. Vincent loved the work of this French painter. He undoubtedly saw this painting with his own eyes at the 1887 national art exhibition. 🌻Léon-Augustin Lhermitte, Haymaking (1887)

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In 1887, Etienne-Lucien Martin allowed Van Gogh to organise an exhibition in his restaurant in Paris. But not long after the exhibition opened, Martin told Vincent to come and collect the paintings. Why? Martin said that the pictures were spoiling the appetite of his customers...

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🎨 The new BE@RBRICK edition, inspired by Van Gogh's 'Almond Blossom' painting, is on its way! 🚋 Subscribe here to stay updated on the official launch date. http://ow.ly/ZzBa50NiBzi

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Today marks the 1 year anniversary of ‘Open up with Vincent’, a programme with which we aim to contribute to an open dialogue on mental health, based on Vincent van Gogh’s life story and art.  Click here if you want to read more about it: http://ow.ly/pE4050N9O2U © The Courtauld

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Vincent often painted flower still lifes to practice using colours & contrast. First he mainly had darker colours in his palette, but now he started using bright colours. Vincent wrote that thanks to these flower still lives, he saw lots more colour in the landscapes around him.

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