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Curator's introduction

Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers

Join us for an in-depth exploration of this once-in-a-century exhibition
Date
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Time
1 - 2 pm GMT
Available online only
Accompanied by Stagetext

About

In this very special online talk, Curators Cornelia Homburg and Christopher Riopelle will introduce you to our current 5 star exhibition 'Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers'.

This exhibition brings together some of Van Gogh’s most loved paintings and drawings from across the globe, many of which are rarely seen in public. During the talk, Cornelia and Christopher will explore just what inspired and motivated the artist in his famously productive final years in Arles, in the south of France, examining some of his most prolific works, including 'Starry Night over the Rhône’ as well as ‘Sunflowers’.

This session will be accompanied by live speech-to-text transcription supported by Stagetext.

Image: Vincent van Gogh, 'Starry Night over the Rhône', 1888. Paris, Musée d’Orsay, donation de M. et Mme Robert Kahn-Sriber, en souvenir de M. et Mme Fernand Moch, 1975. ©️ Musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt

Christopher Riopelle

Christopher Riopelle
Christopher Riopelle is the Neil Westreich Curator of Post 1800 Paintings. He previously held curatorial positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum, California. He has curated many exhibitions, including 'Gauguin's Portraits' (2019), 'Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light' (2019), 'Thomas Cole: Eden to Empire' and 'Ed Ruscha: Course of Empire' (2018), and 'Australia's Impressionists' (2017).

Cornelia Homburg

Cornelia Homburg is the guest curator of 'Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers' and a specialist in Vincent van Gogh. She works as an independent curator and advisor to museums and institutions internationally. She has curated and co-curated numerous exhibitions and has published widely on 19th- and 20th-century art.

Supported by

Supported by Elizabeth and Daniel Peltz OBE

Talks & conversations

Curator's introduction

Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers

Join us for an in-depth exploration of this once-in-a-century exhibition
Date
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Time
1 - 2 pm GMT
Available online only
Accompanied by Stagetext

Online tickets

This event is open for Members priority booking until Friday, 22 November 2024. Members please sign in to book.

Free

This is an online event, hosted on Zoom. 

Please book a free ticket to access this event. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account. 

Please note, only one ticket can be booked per account. Bookings close one hour before the event.

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