European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Like Many paintings by Van Gogh the potato eaters above and Weaver s inter or focus on the everyday life of everyday people. Swirling deep Blue colors and in his self portrait As a Man with a blazing red Beard. Van Gogh wanted his paintings to be considered As a sum total not necessarily As individual works. He also saw his paintings As the culmination of Many studies that he considered of lesser value. Art experts have been Able to determine his reasons for distinguishing so greatly Between the two As a result of his letters including one to his brother Theo to whom he often would Send copies of his studies. I would rather not sign any of them he wrote because i Don t want to see them circulating As paintings which would have to be brought Back later if i were to make a name for  his studies were done to clarify an idea or concept or to inspire an idea he wrote while the paintings reflected More of his personality and style. In his Early period he was influenced by the great dutch masters including Rembrandt Frans Hals and Rubens. Later in Paris he became exposed to impressionism and the works of Paul Gauguin and Toulouse Lautrec As Well As his Friend Emile Bernard. The Van Gogh museum has attempted to arrange the exhibition in a Way that Best reveals the essence of the artist s work. As with his drawings the starting Point for the Choice of paintings is his own assessments of his work As revealed in his letters. Thank goodness the Mower is finished he wrote to Theo. I think that s one that you la be hanging up at  highlights highlights of the Van Gogh Centenary Celebration in the Netherlands include the following exhibitions paintings 1 35 of Van Gogh s paintings including his most famous pieces such As starry night the potato eaters. Tin night Cic and sunflowers. Dates and location March u to uly 29, Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. Hours tuesday to saturday 9 . To 9 . Sunday and monday 9 . To f . Note tickets must be purchased in Alvaru e. Drawings 250 of Van Gogh s drawings including some that Are rarely displayed because of their sensitivity to Light. Grouped together by period they include about to drawings on loan temporarily from museums and individual collectors around the world. Dates and location March 30 to uly 29, Kroller Muller museum in Osterlo. Hours tuesday to saturday 9 . To 9 . Sunday and monday 9 . To 6 . Note tickets must be purchased in Advance. Illustrated letters a Large display of letters with sketches which because of their fragility Seldom see the Light of Day. Dates and location aug. 1 7 to dec. 10, Van Gogh museum Amsterdam. Hours monday to saturday 10 . To 5 . Sunday 1 to 5 . Emile Bernard works by the French artist with whom Van Gogh corresponded. Dates and location aug. 25 to nov. 4, Van Gogh museum Amsterdam. Van Gogh and modern Art an illustration of Van Gogh s influence on modern Art in the period immediately following his death in 1890 until 1918. Besides paintings by Van Gogh works by influential German expressionists will be shown. Other artists represented will include Picasso Kokoschka Schiele and Miro. Dates and location nov. 1 to f be. 1h, 1991, Van Gogh museum Amsterdam. Period photographs pictures of Many places where Van Gogh worked which illustrate the cultural and social values of the period Between 1850 and 1900. Dates and location March u to uly 29, steel Ink museum Paulus Polter Straat 1amsterdam. Hours daily from 1 1 . To 5 . Frans Hals 80 works by the i 71 h Century master who was greatly admired by Van Gogh. Dates and location May 1 i to uly 22, i rans Hals museum groot Heil Igland of 2, i Haarlem. Hours monday to saturday 1 1 . To r . Wednesday and saturday 8 to 10 . And sunday 1 to 5 . The weavers Home weavers and their looms frequently were Van Gogh s subjects when he stayed in the dutch town of Kuenen and this exhibition focuses on their working conditions including looms tools drawings letters and fabrics. Dales and location june 2 to oct. 10, Netherlands textile museum Poirk Straat 9tilburg. Hours tuesday wednesday and i riday 10 . To 5 . Thursday 10 . To 9 . Saturday and sunday noon to 5 . Open air museum about w reproductions of Van Gogh s paintings from his Kuenen period can be seen at various locations on a Scenic route through the town. Dates and location april 15 to october 1 5, in Kuenen. More drawings a selection of work that Van Gogh did in the Hague. Dates and location september to november 1990, the Hague historical museum Korte Vij Verberg 7, the Hague. Hours tuesday to sunday noon to 4 . Film festival feature films documentaries television and video productions including dozens of titles. Dates and location june 22 to june 28, various locations in Amsterdam.  april 5, 1990 stripes Magazine 9