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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a series of major exhibitions focusing on the life of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-90). On 12th May 'Van Gogh in Auvers: His Last Months' opens. The show of 50 paintings and around 20 drawings recreates the 70 days, from May- July 1890, that the painter lived and worked in the commune of Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, before fatally shooting himself. During this period van Gogh produced over fifty drawings and remarkably seventy-four paintings – more than one per day – comprising forty-nine landscapes and village scenes; thirteen portraits; eleven still-lifes; and an animal painting - many of these works are considered to be van Gogh's greatest masterpieces. Auvers-sur-Oise is located some 20 miles north of Paris. Van Gogh called it 'real countryside'. The French painter Camile Pissarro, living nearby, recommended it to Vincent as a place to stay, and to paint. When he s
Whether you're an art enthusiast or not, you must have heard of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. His masterpieces like The Starry Night, Sunflowers, Bedroom In Arles and Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear are now being presented at a digital immersive art exhibition, "Van Gogh Alive Bangkok" at the massive 4,120m² Attraction Hall in Iconsiam.