Undergrowth with Two Figures by Vincent van Gogh

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Cincinnati Art Museum

gives masterclass in restoration

using a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece

Visitors to the Cincinnati Art Museum can watch as chief conservator Per Knutas slowly and carefully removes wax that was applied in the 1970s to the Vincent van Gogh masterpiece, “Undergrowth with Two Figures.” The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the microscope he’s using for the very detailed work is hooked up to a 42-inch flat screen monitor, so patrons can follow his progress up close. Mr. Knutas is working on the painting from 2 to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday, until October.

vincent van gogh masterpiece undergrowth with two figuresThe 1890 painting “Undergrowth with Two Figures” by Vincent Van Gogh. Courtesy Cincinnati Art Museum. / Cincinnati Art Museum/Cincinnati Art Museum


The short turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th century art as a result of its vivid colors and emotional impact. Suffering from anxiety and increasingly frequent bouts of mental illness throughout his life, he died largely unknown at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Van Gogh did not begin painting until his late twenties, most of his best-known works dating from his last two years. In less than a decade, he produced more than 2,000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. His work included self portraits, landscapes, portraits, and paintings of cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers.

Undergrowth with Two Figures was painted by Vincent van Gogh in the last months of his life.

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Erin N.
12 years ago

This is one of my favorite paintings by Van Gogh. Thank you for sharing more of his work!

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