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How Relevant Is Vincent van Gogh? See 10 Contemporary Echoes of the Dutch Expressionist's Masterworks

How Relevant Is Vincent van Gogh? See 10 Contemporary Echoes of the Dutch Expressionist's Masterworks
Jonathan Monk's Painting of a photo of a photo of a painting, 2008

While the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, tragically, did not live see the near-mythic success his works enjoyed, artists have certainly felt the influence of this poverty-, illness-, and anxiety-ridden soul ever since his premature death. A master of vivid coloration and a distinctive fluid, sketch-like style, Van Gogh breathed new life into quotidian landscapes, still lifes, and portraits—an inspiration we continue to witness in style and subject today.

Following in queue with other great masters who have made a lasting impression, these six pairs of Post-Impressionist paintings, drawn from Phaidon’s monograph Van Gogh, in conjunction with contemporary works (now available on Artspace) boast the legacy this unsung genius has left with the art world. 

PORTRAIT

SELF-PORTRAIT
Vincent van Gogh
1889

Portrait

BEN AT HOME 1
Hope Gangloff

2015

Hope Gangloff

STILL LIFE

STILL LIFE WITH BLUE ENAMEL COFFEEPOT, EARTHENWARE, AND FRUIT
Vincent van Gogh
1888

Still Life

THE SISTERHOOD
Takeshi Murata
2011

TAKESHI MURATA

PEARS

STILL LIFE WITH PEARS
Vincent van Gogh
1887

Pears

IN LUX: TWO STATIC PEARS, 4-25-04
Jennifer Amadeo-Holl
2004

JENNIFER AMADEO-HOLL

SUNFLOWERS

SUNFLOWERS
Vincent van Gogh
1888

Sunflowers

PAINTING OF A PHOTO OF A PHOTO OF A PAINTING
Jonathan Monk
2008

jonathan monk

BLOSSOMS

BLOSSOMING ALMOND BRANCH IN A GLASS WITH A BOOK
Vincent van Gogh
1888

Blossoms

ORCHID
Daniel Gordon
2009

daniel gordon

BEDROOM

THE BEDROOM
Vincent van Gogh
1888

Bedroom

PAPER BEDROOM
Kate Shepherd
2006

kate shepherd

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