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Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands

Van Gogh Museum
This Dutch Van Gogh museum has the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings and drawings in the world. When Vincent van Gogh died, his works passed on to his brother Theo. When Theo died six months after Vincent, the works passed on to Theo's widow, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. Her son Vincent Willem van Gogh inherited the collection in 1925, and the collection was transferred to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation in 1962. For many years, van Gogh's paintings were displayed at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum, until 1973 when the Van Gogh Museum opened. An exhibition wing was added to the museum in 1999 by Japanese artist Kisho Kurokawa. The Van Gogh Museum is located at Paulus Potterstraat 7 in the city Dutch city of Amsterdam. For more information call +31 20 570 5200.

Facts About Vincent Van Gogh
NATIONALITY: Dutch
BORN: March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands
DIED: July 29, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France
FULL NAME: Vincent Willem van Gogh

Articles About Vincent Van Gogh
- Wikipedia Introduction to Vincent Van Gogh
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Vincent Van Gogh Biography
- Artble Vincent Van Gogh Biography
- U.S. National Gallery Virtual Van Gogh Exhibit

Movies About Vincent Van Gogh
- Lust for Life (1956, Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh)
- Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh
- 60 Minutes - The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh
- Biography: Vincent Van Gogh - A Stroke of Genius

Books About Vincent Van Gogh
- Van Gogh: The Life
- Letters of Vincent van Gogh
- Vincent's Colors
- Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

Other Vincent Van Gogh Resources
- VG Gallery Web Site by David Brooks
- Open Directory of Vincent Van Gogh Web Sites

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