Themes
1848-1907: An Overview
Works Discussed:
William Holman Hunt, Strayed Sheep (Our English Coasts), oil on canvas, 1852 (Tate Britain)
Claude Monet, Boulevard des Capucines, oil on canvas, 1873 (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City)
Vincent Van Gogh, Potato Eaters, oil on canvas, 1885 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker
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Please note:
One of our Flickr contributors sent me the following: "One point I noticed in the discussion is thelocation at which Van Gogh painted the Potato Eaters. In the dialogue it is said that hepainted it in a coal mining area in Belgiumnear the French border. Whereas, receivedknowledge here in Nuenen is that he paintedit in the time he lived here."
Heis absolutely correct. We listened tothe podcast and we clearly make an incorrectstatement. The Potato Eaters was painted inNuenen when the artist lived there and we were(unclearly) referring to a period a few yearsprior when Van Gogh was in Borinage. We had beenthinking of the impact of the spiritual onhis subject in this painting. We are so glad he offered this correction. It is one of the many strengths of social media like Flickr. Here is a great reminder that expertise is broadly distributed. I love our networked world!
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