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87 Hackford Road is the first known work of Vincent van Gogh, dating back to 1873 or 1874. It depicts the house where he lived while working in London. It was only recognised as his work a whole century later, in 1973.
The artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) lived at 87 Hackford Road, then the house of Ursula Loyer and her daughter Eugenie, in 1873 and 1874. [1] He wrote to his brother Theo van Gogh from this address. [2] He arrived in London to start work at the art dealership Goupil & Co. in Southampton Street, central London, on 19 May 1873. [3]
Van Gogh's drawing of 87 Hackford Road. In July 1869, Van Gogh's uncle, “Cent” Van Gogh, helped him obtain a position with the art dealer Goupil & Cie in The Hague.After his training, in June 1873, Goupil transferred him to London, where he lodged at 87 Hackford Road, Brixton, [1] and worked at Messrs. Goupil & Co., 17 Southampton Street. [2]
Insurance policies, watercolors, and a prayer book were just discovered while renovating a Brixton house where the artist lived in 1873 Surprising Artifacts Discovered in Vincent Van Gogh's London ...
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The National Gallery’s Van Gogh: Poets And Lovers exhibition is to open for 24 hours during its final weekend. The display has already become the third most popular paid exhibition in the London ...
National Gallery, London. Van Gogh painted several landscapes with flowers, including roses, lilacs, irises, and sunflowers. Some reflect his interests in the language of colour, and also in Japanese ukiyo-e. [258] There are two series of dying sunflowers. The first was painted in Paris in 1887 and shows flowers lying on the ground.
"Secret Agent lived here she gave her life for the French Resistance" 18 Burnley Road Stockwell SW9 0SJ 1981 John Thomson (1837–1921) "Photographer, geographer and travel writer lived here" 15 Effra Road Brixton SW2 1BX 1981 Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) "Painter lived here 1873–1874" 87 Hackford Road South Lambeth SW9 0RE 1973 William ...