A rich assortment of objects from the 19th century, an era of industrialization, romanticism, and colonial exchange. These pieces reflect the technological advances, artistic movements, and societal shifts of this vibrant period.
Study of an Old Man with Ivy Wreath, painted around 1888–1890, shows an elderly man in strict profile, his long grey beard falling over a brown coat, a living crown of ivy leaves circling his thinning hair.
In 1898 Gustav Klimt painted a square canvas that still radiates quiet power. At its centre stands Pallas Athene, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and strategic war.
You are immediately drawn into Vincent van Gogh’s The Sower. Painted in June 1888, this oil-on-canvas work captures a solitary figure striding across a vast, freshly ploughed field under a radiant, almost explosive yellow sun.
In May 1889, Vincent van Gogh painted a remarkable view of the the Garden at the asylum. Thick brushstrokes transform what could have been a sad or restricted setting into something full of life..
Painted in late 1889 and early 1890, The Siesta (also known as La Méridienne or La Sieste) is not a quiet copy of an earlier work. It is a bold explosion of complementary colors and expressive brushstrokes.
Vincent van Gogh’s The Poplars at Saint-Rémy captures a seemingly simple view of two poplar trees in the countryside of southern France, yet the painting is charged with movement, emotion, and atmosphere.
In Vincent van Gogh’s Irises (1890) you are immediately drawn into a lively explosion of form and hue. A dense bouquet of iris flowers rises dramatically from a simple earthenware vase..
Vincent van Gogh’s small but powerful painting Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves, created in September 1889, shows a peasant woman bent intently over golden sheaves of wheat as she ties the harvest with steady hands.
Step into a luminous September night in 1888 along the banks of the Rhône River in southern France. Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône invites you to pause beneath a sky alive with sparkling stars