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Through the eyes of Vincent van Gogh

Paintings that Vincent van Gogh admired.

We have taken the necessary measures to ensure that everyone’s visit is as safe as possible. Read on for all you need to know about your visit to The Mesdag Collection while the measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus are in place.

In 1882, Vincent van Gogh visited an exhibition featuring a large number of French paintings from Hendrik Willem Mesdag’s collection. Van Gogh’s letters reveal that he was impressed by what he saw at the exhibition. He regarded French precursors such as Charles-François Daubigny and Théodore Rousseau as significant role models.

This small-scale focus presentation unites some of the paintings that made such an impression on Van Gogh at the time. The presentation makes it clear that Mesdag and Van Gogh had much in common in terms of their appreciation of art.

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Jules Dupré, Autumn, 1865

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