While at saint paul asylum in saint rémy de provence france where van gogh admitted himself he strived to have subjects during the cold winter months seeking to be reinvigorated artistically van gogh did more than 30 copies of works by some of his favorite artists.
Vincent van gogh first steps after millet.
So even though van gogh didn t begin his copies after millet until a few months before his death in 1890 he was writing to theo about his admiration for millet as early as 1873 and would have seen in person a version of millet s first steps fifteen years before undertaking his own interpretation of the work.
1883 image only van gogh.
First steps by millet and by vincent van gogh i n fall and winter 1889 90 while a voluntary patient at the asylum in saint rémy van gogh painted twenty one copies after jean françois millet an artist he greatly admired.
On or about october 25 1889 van gogh museum amsterdam inv.
First steps after millet was created in 1890 by vincent van gogh in post impressionism style.
Van gogh letters 2009 letter no.
January 1890 the metropolitan museum of art new york new york united states of america north america f.
815 thanks theo for the millet reproductions which arrived the previous evening mentioning that it might be interesting to try to do millet s drawings as paintings.
Letter to his brother theo.
First steps after millet.