Vincent Van Gogh in Paris: A Turning Point

In March 1886, the Dutch painter arrived in Paris, where he lived for two years. One hundred and thirty-five years later to the month, a key work from this seminal and productive period is back on the market.

Nicky Griggs

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March 16, 2021

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by Anne Doridou-Heim

Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des Deux Frères et le moulin à Poivre) ( Street Scene in Montmartre [Impasse of Deux Frères and the Pepper Mill] ), painted in the spring of 1887 and owned by the same family for a century, has never been exhibited. It is a turning point in Van Gogh’s work; a period of gestation between the early Dutch paintings’ dark tones and the dazzling swirls… Read more…