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Publication: The Depaulia, , DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Few names are known better than Vincent van Gogh. In the century and a half since the Dutch painter took his life in 1890, his work has migrated across the globe, settling in over 30 museums across five continents. However, with multiple Van Gogh exhibitions inviting the public to view the late painter‘s work, the question of whether or not another gallery can genuinely present something new and distinct arises.
For the Art Institute of Chicago, the answer remains an unequivocal yes.
While the Dutch painter may be the star of the gallery‘s latest exhibit, “Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape,” his work is displayed alongside his avant-garde colleagues Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Emile Bernard and Charles Angrand.
In fact, it was the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam‘s acquisition of Signac‘s “Ponton de la Félicité,” the Art Institute‘s collaborator in organizing the exhibit that prompted the two museums to initiate the exhibition.
“You may think it‘s rather unusual that Signac painting would prompt a Van Gogh and co-exhibition, but we know Van Gogh saw the painting by Signac in 1887, and in just a matter of days, perhaps weeks later Van Gogh goes out to the northwestern...