1848-1907 Industrial Revolution II
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 the
location at which Van Gogh painted the Potato Eaters. In the dialogue it is said that he
painted it in a coal mining area in Belgium
near the French border. Whereas, received
knowledge here in Nuenen is that he painted
it in the time he lived here."
He is absolutely correct. We listened to the podcast and we clearly make an incorrect statement. The Potato Eaters was painted in Nuenen when the artist lived there and we were (unclearly) referring to a period a few years prior when Van Gogh was in Borinage. We had been thinking of the impact of the spiritual on his 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!
Where and When
1848-1907
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