Van Gogh paired opposite hues on the color wheel with one another, first testing pairings with yarn to avoid wasting paint. Purple and green are “opposite-ish” on the color wheel, ...

A new analysis of the brushstrokes and colors in Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night reveals a striking similarity to "hidden turbulence" in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the iconic ...

Van Gogh is believed to have seen the 13⅛-by-18⅜-inch painting, which depicts a floating dock for a tourist boat with a gas tank visible above the river bank.

Parts of Vincent van Gogh's "Flowers in a blue vase" painting have mysteriously changed color over time, and now scientists have figured out why: A chemical reaction between the paint and a ...

The fascination goes well beyond van Gogh’s art. He’s always been known for his tragic life story as much as his loose brushwork and bright colors, and today seemingly anything even vaguely ...

Van Gogh wore a blue smock and had painted dots of color on the sleeves. He stuck right by me, shouting, gesticulating, and brandishing his large, size 30 canvas, so that he spread wet paint onto ...

Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to follow a mathematical theory describing fluids in nature. He couldn't have understood the equations, which came about decades after his death. Researchers ...

Nearby, Graphic Rewilding’s massive floral artworks explode with color in the Conservatory and reflecting pools, paying tribute to the visual language Van Gogh used to translate nature into emotion.