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Article: Van Gogh's Portraits On View at the PMA.(exhibit of works by painter Vincent van Gogh at Philadelphia Museum of Art)(Brief Article)
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- Art Business News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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In 1890, just months before his suicide, Vincent van Gogh wrote: "What fascinates me much, much more than anything else is the portrait ... I should like to do portraits which will appear as revelations to people in 100 years time."
A new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, entitled "Van Gogh: Face to Face" proves that van Gogh's portraits have indeed survived the test of time. As Joseph J. Rishel, curator of the exhibit, commented: "Van Gogh's universal appeal lies in the power of his works to transcend time ... albeit in an encounter that is likely to be tangled with other associations unrelated to art." Featuring more than 70 paintings and drawings, the ...