Vincent van Gogh, Lego and Sunflowers

A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh
When he was 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh from the Netherlands through Belgium and into France.
We Build LEGO Vincent van Gogh - Sunflowers, Which Contains a Hidden Surprise for Art Lovers
The first thing to know about this build is its size. It's 21 inches high and 16 inches wide – approximately 60% the size of the original painting and large enough to be unwieldy when picking it up. It's of a size and scope that means to be taken seriously.
Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' go 3D in LEGO’s must-have new set
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and LEGO have collaborated to create a LEGO set that allows people to build their own version of Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Sunflowers.As per Reuters, museum curator Nienke Bakker stated that she hopes
Van Gogh Museum presents LEGO bricks version of Sunflowers
Standing in front of Van Gogh's 1889 masterpiece, one of the series of sunflower paintings for which the painter is most renowned, museum curator Nienke Bakker told Reuters she hoped the LEGO ...
Van Gogh museum unveils Lego version of Sunflowers painting
Think you could recreate Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in Lego? Now you can try with a 2,615-piece set, which features the 16 sunflowers of the painting with adjustable petals. The set was unveiled at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum.
A Lego Van Gogh Sunflowers? It’s like painting with bricks – 2,615 of them, to be exact
Using standard Lego brick shapes and colours, designer recreates painting in 2,615 bricks. It’s on show beside the real thing ...
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Van Gogh Museum burglar convicted of fraud for collecting dead father’s state pension
The court in Amsterdam has sentenced 52-year-old Octave Durham to 240 hours of community service and a conditionally ...
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The Round-Up: L.A.’s Art Scene Rallies, an Art Fraudster Speaks, a Fugly ‘Van Gogh’
With me to opine is Kate Brown, Artnet’s senior editor and co-host of this Art Angle, calling from Berlin, and Annie ...
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A Van Gogh drawing—with what is almost certainly the artist's fingerprint—goes to auction at Sotheby's
Van Gogh’s drawing of the Public Garden in Arles will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in London on 4 March, with an estimate of £2m-£3m. The work depicts the garden in Place Lamartine, which lay ...
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Commonalities: A Look at Shared Themes in the Best Books About the Making of Art
Books that delve into the making of art by the artists themselves are important and refreshing. Many know of The Letters of ...