Van Gogh's Last Painting: Great Art Explained

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There was always debate about which painting was the artist’s last. For many years it was thought to be this painting, mainly because it featured in a 1930’s book and the 1956 film adaptation of that book. And the painting’s dark and gloomy subject matter seemed to perfectly encapsulate the last days of van Gogh, full of foreboding of his eventual death.
But now, it is widely accepted that this unusual work is his last painting.
The mystery of what it was and where it was painted would take over a century to solve, and that was only thanks to a worldwide epidemic.
What it means is that we now have a deeper insight into what van Gogh’s final last hours were like - before his tragic death.
Here is a very good article which explains more about the "murder" theory www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/...
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FILMS
Eternity's Gate (2018): directed by Julian Scannable ©Curzon Films
Lust for Life (1956): Directed by Vincente Minelli ©MGM
Van Gogh (1995): Directed by Maurice Pialat ©Gaumont
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BOOKS
Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers and the Artist's Rise to Fame by Martin Bailey (highly recommended!)
Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum by Martin Bailey (also highly recommended!)
Van Gogh in Auvers: His Last Days by Wouter Van Der Veen (brilliant visuals and text)
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise: His Final Months by Nienke Bakker, Emmanuel Coquery, et al.
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Vincent Van Gogh, Ronald de Leeuw, et al
Van Gogh by Ingo F. Walther
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@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Please don’t forget to ‘like’ and leave a comment (however short), as it REALLY helps promote the channel. If you don’t know, my other channel, Great BOOKS Explained can be found here - www.youtube.com/@greatbooksexplained371 - thanks so much for your amazing support - James

@kidmohair8151 Місяць тому

thank you. I do not think I have ever seen the tree roots painting.

@brahimhaydoun5315 Місяць тому

could you please do a video about bernard buffet? ; Thanks in advance

@harrow8557 Місяць тому

This is the clearest view of Van Gogh's last years I've ever seen. Honestly think this should be shown in the Van Gogh museum.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Oh thank you 🙏

@Calligraphybooster Місяць тому

I second that.

@LoisAGrimm Місяць тому

I absolutely agree.

@art_wisdom 18 днів тому

Yes agree… if you want to find more about paintings, check my channel

@chartaiwan 18 днів тому

Agree.

@josephatthecoop Місяць тому

The simplest answer is often the correct one … and the best telling of a story is often the simplest; truthful and respectful, without embellishment or speculation. The complexity of his life and death speaks for itself. Thank you for this lovely, simple telling of his last days and work.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Such a nice comment - thanks 🙏

@NicoleAC-PhD Місяць тому

Occams Razor 💫🤲🏽

@Noonespecial237 Місяць тому

“A nice sunny spot within the wheat fields.” I became quite sad hearing that line but after reflecting for quite a while it suddenly became the perfect ending. Well done sir. Your best yet.

@DeliriumWartner Місяць тому

I don't cry at much but, as a sufferer of depression and anxiety myself, this got me

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Oh I hope you can see the joy that Van Gogh brought too - take care 🙏

@DeliriumWartner Місяць тому

@@GreatArtExplained I can. I imagine it would have meant the world to him. Thanks James ❤️

@plumbthumbs9584 Місяць тому

me too, bruv. it hit hard.

@kaylaholsinger6937 Місяць тому

James, I recently visited Paris and saw some of the most magical art. Some of these pieces, I learned about from you. Thanks to you, not only was I able to enjoy the visual aspects of seeing the art, but I was able to appreciate the history of the pieces I learned about from your channel and connect with them on a deeper level. Thank you.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

That is such a nice thing to say - thank you 🙏

@caitlinb 24 дні тому

@GreatArtExplained James, I agree with Kayla. I visited Monet's lillies and the knowledge from your video essay allowed me to appreciate them. They were overwhelming. Thank you for everything.

@agush_co Місяць тому

Amazing Mr Payne. Of all the artists i have ever seen a documentary about, never before have i felt this kind of empathy for anyone. You showed me the world of Van Gogh, and i felt like it could swallow me whole. A life of agony and pain, and yet as a by-stander I can't help but feel a sense of ease and calm in the life at Auvers. Away from the city, among the sunny wheat fields, through the grooves. Slowly losing my mind and sanity, yet trying desperately to hold onto whatever sense of humanity that was left by filling blank canvas with a gorgeous blend of paint that conceals such an outburst of emotions and feelings. Thank You, Mr Payne. Had i not stumbled upon your channel, had you not created such a channel, i would have forever been deprived from this joy of art. ❤

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

What a lovely comment - thank you 🙏

@chevgr Місяць тому

I feel the same.

@kevrides5706 Місяць тому

Your sentiments are wonderfully said and very much echoed in my own heart. I am finding a new appreciation for art because of this channel and I am extremely grateful.

@inspiredshelf Місяць тому

I'd never been able to forge any interest in art history until I found your channel. Every video of yours I've watched has been absolutely fascinating. Thank you for opening up this new avenue of knowledge to me. I love and appreciate what you do! ❤️

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

What a nice comment - thanks 🙏

@supremereader7614 Місяць тому

You are among the best art narrarors on UKposts - and there are MANY that are very good. Thank you for bringing us this kind of content. I've watched many Vincent Van Gogh documentaries, but never heard before now that he hadn't suffered any major break-downs until age 35.

@annettewillis2797 Місяць тому

This telling of Vincent Van Gogh's last days is clear, memorable and deeply moving. Thank you so much James. Perhaps it is, as others say, one of your best films yet.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Oh that’s kind - thank you 🙏

@TheArmachillo Місяць тому

That last painting happens to be one of my favorite Van Gogh’s. I see himself and humans in that painting intertwined in those roots. They look to me like human shapes and he had always seen trees as alive and trying to thrive like us. Tangled, both in life and death. He was misunderstood, but I can understand him through that painting and many others. Thank you!

@celinesm7382 Місяць тому

This video brought tears to my eyes as it illustrates so vividly the cruel suffering brought on by depression. Vincent's torment was hopeless as no treatment existed back then. The very fact he was even aware that his death would raise the value of his art is soul-crushing.

@Yes_Im_Adarsh Місяць тому

From 2019-2023 I struggled a lot from mental illness I had very acute depression, ADHD & C-PTSD, your videos has helped a lot & now I’m very well & great full ❤

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

I have been around depression in some form my whole life and I am so glad to hear you say that - take care 🙏

@jamesford2040 Місяць тому

I am 80 years old and just starting to appreciate. Great Art / Artist. Your Van Gogh presentation was very moving.. James F. CANADA

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Thanks james and welcome to my channel 🙏

@stephaniehendricks3537 Місяць тому

This is an interesting topic in art and history. Always a good way to end a friday. Have fun on your trip to portugal!

@fishypaw Місяць тому

Thank you for this. Hearing what he said in his letters, and now knowing that his last painting was of tree roots, is so poignant. I love Vincent, and his works. It is so sad that his life ended the way it did, but what a legacy he left behind. I feel inspired to paint. Again, thank you.

@JDazell Місяць тому

Brilliant as always. Fascinating and superbly well researched, scripted and edited

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Oh thank you 🙏

@user-tl8zp2vs3e Місяць тому

This is one of the best videos on Vincent and his last days, amazing, sad, and inspirational. Thank you for this, and thank you for the pronunciation of Vincent’s name, ‘Van Gogh’ which so many get wrong. Your research and summary of core details is fascinatingly accurate and profound. Thank you.

@Snitsie Місяць тому

His pronunciation isn't entirely correct. It should be two hard G's.

@cristinedean1015 Місяць тому

The way I visibly get happy when I see a video of yours! Thank you so much

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

So nice of you

@andreaandrea6716 Місяць тому

Me too!!!

@CaliSpud Місяць тому

Me three!

@infesta7 Місяць тому

This was brilliant, James. Thank you. Auvers is a beautiful place, your video took me back. Hope Vincent found peace in the end.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

I believe he did

@jonquil3015 Місяць тому

Wonderful! Your earlier videos on Van Gogh were sensational and this is a masterful follow-up, thanks.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Many thanks! 🙏

@isacj81 25 днів тому

This is amazing! Wow, as an aeronautics engineer in graduation, your videos, James, inspire me to go beyond myself, and ignites a very alive passion of pursuing art. Thanks you!

@cataclysm4584 Місяць тому

These videos provide me with such comfort while giving me knowledge and time with art. I just love it.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Thank you 🙏

@andrew45038 Місяць тому

Hands down the best description of Vincent’s last days he’s always been an inspiration for me just like him I’ve always felt that I’m a burden to my family and friends but they are always their to snap me out of it rest easy Vincent

@phildevan Місяць тому

I begin watching to better understand a work of art. I end up better understanding the humanity behind it. Happens every time. Thank you.

@gxv3351 Місяць тому

Thank you for sharing this video with all of us. You are expanding my horizons.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

You are so welcome

@SpaceTimeTurtle Місяць тому

A haunting and beautiful portrait. So much so, I shed an uncommon tear right at the end. There was too much pain and beauty within VVG to ever really afford him a long and healthy life. Rest easy VVG and TVG.

@drewfoust8390 Місяць тому

I love the way you weave a story to go with the art. Always a fan! Keep up the great work!

@sorenmn6799 Місяць тому

Moved me to tears about how you told the story not just of Vincent, but also of Theo’s. He’s always mentioned in the descriptions of Vincent’s paintings in the Van Gogh Museum, but they never directly told us who Theo is and how important he was to Vincent as you did (eventhough it was quite obvious - from the Museum itself we know that Vincent is always telling his brother all of his working process from start to finish, which is super Dutch ;D ). Now I’m off to see The Little Prince video! Thank you for your hard work!

@andreaandrea6716 Місяць тому

Thank you! I love your work and look forward to each one of these! They are my favourite videos to watch... you have such a gift for this. I love all the comments too! It's lovely to see how enormously appreciated you are by others. Please never stop!

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

The comments are so nice and show that the online community can be a great place to learn- thanks Andrea! 🙏

@WildAntiN Місяць тому

I have learned so much through your videos. Thank you

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

You are welcome! 🙏

@louisanow Місяць тому

The music in this segment is so beautiful and appropriate. I so appreciate the effort you put into these videos and I hope these will soon reach a very broad audience. I believe art helps to make humans more complete, complex, and empathetic. Far too many have little or no exposure to art or art instruction, and it's simply tragic. I wish I'd had something like this as a young student, but I'm grateful to have it now. Thanks so much, and I hope all your ventures do well.

@pizzassos Місяць тому

We need to produce more content that talks about art on UKposts, more space for art! Bravo! 👌

@eastbackbay Місяць тому

This video right here is why I have subscribed to this incredible channel. At the very least, all the videos here transport me to peace and a sense of awe for a few minutes.

@sweetLemonist Місяць тому

Your videos deserve an award. You're exceptional.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Wow, thank you!

@andreynikolaev5802 Місяць тому

Such a lovely video for such a tragic and sad story. May his art never die.

@VietnamG Місяць тому

I went to the Van Gogh museum but left with a couple of questions, this video managed to answer those. I agree with this fitting perfectly in the museum, well done

@larissa-nn8ng Місяць тому

I'm crying, beautiful video. He definitely was one of a kind. ❤ May he and Theo rest in peace.

@rhythmythicles Місяць тому

Just beautiful. I gasped when I saw the slide of his two late pastorals. The colors alone are just amazing. Thank you so much!

@CoreyRossArt 2 дні тому

you my friend are a godsend. the research and care is unmatched. thank you truly!

@GreatArtExplained День тому

You are so welcome 🙏

@NishantMishra Місяць тому

I've been following this channel and watched most of the videos. I'm not an artist but have a tiny creative chip somewhere in my head I think. I keep coming back here to watch and rewatch some of the videos. I'm afraid this is another video that I will end up rewatching over the years. Thank you Mr. Payne for all you do.

@markholmes8554 14 годин тому

I love that it’s still possible to learn and discover more about Van Gogh. I didn’t think of Tree Roots as a particularly interesting painting of his compared with others but now it takes on a greater meaning

@sylie113 Місяць тому

My favorite UKpostsr and my favorite painter. Beautiful day

@LoisAGrimm Місяць тому

I absolutely love your video essays. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge of beautiful art and the artists who create it with us.

@Anacodna Місяць тому

Your videos are a gateway to a world of art that fills me up in a new wonderful way. What a rollercoaster of emotions in just one video. I hope you continue to make these videos as they are masterclass art to many of us. Thank you for the bottom of my heart ❤

@ericalachappelle3008 Місяць тому

Thank you!! Thank you so much for showing us the struggles of one of the greatest artists in the world! There was so much pain and beauty in this. I cried. I use my art to heal me as well. I only wish that his art could have continued to heal him. It's wonderful to see how his paintings were dated and to know which painting was actuallyhis last. Not that I'll ever be famous, but, it makes me want to date my works now and to journal about them and my life as well. It may be very healing for my family when I'm gone( hopefully a very long time from now!).

@mariamirau7873 Місяць тому

This integration of photograph and painting in 8:45 is so well done, with the music it is a beautiful combination.

@patriciadurovni706 Місяць тому

Brilliant as always! I Never thought I would enjoy art after those boring lessons of Art History at School! But then everything Changed after I discovered this channel… thank you só much!

@eric.cartman7 Місяць тому

I wish i could personally meet and thank you …..you single handily opened up a new avenue of interest for me and many others

@madalincraciun982 Місяць тому

Art is not a craft, it is the transmission of the feeling experienced by the artist,congratulations from Romania🇷🇴

@andreaandrea6716 Місяць тому

Years ago ('96), standing in front of a Van Gogh in the National Gallery in London, I was shocked to find tears streaming down my face; I was staring at one of Vincent's grouping of sunflowers! So, what you say is true: Somehow, what he was going through, his intensity of feeling, was THERE in this benign painting... waiting for an unsuspecting viewer... and grief washed over me as I innocently took it in.

@LunnaLJR Місяць тому

What a beautiful essay Mr Payne. Thank you for this❤

@TestTest-hu1gj Місяць тому

I love how the narrator got down all the correct pronounciations of the Dutch and French names. When people say "van Goe" instead of "van Gogh" i roll my eyes. Even Theo is the correct Dutch pronounciation. Its little things but its accurate and not ignorant. Thank you.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

I appreciate that!

@TheCelestialsparrow Місяць тому

It's a Sunday morning and I'm here with my coffee, crying over the ending of this video...

@s.o.3753 Місяць тому

How lovely to find this video in my feed mere hours after enjoying some Van Gogh up close at the Met in NYC!

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Hope you enjoyed it!

@s.o.3753 Місяць тому

@@GreatArtExplainedI most certainly did! 😊 And I tell all my friends about this channel! All your videos are fantastic!

@neynahnehnah1485 19 днів тому

I feel like this is my sane insanity corner. I keep listening to your videos while I am doing nails. It keeps deep thoughts in all of my work. I wish I could do something for you to make up for all of the hard work you put into these videos.❤ A fan from Iran.

@thomasdequincey5811 Місяць тому

Brilliant as ever. Vincenct van Gogh's trees and flowers are my favourite. Like the pink peach tree or almond blossom.

@stevenschuster Місяць тому

JAMES THANK YOU!!!! Your the king at this art history game!

@urbanbroccoli Місяць тому

Thank for another excellent video. I was delighted you featured John Peter Russell's portrait of Vincent - we know from his letters that Vincent was especially fond of it. I wonder if you would consider doing a video on Russell, an artist of considerable talent and influence yet far less celebrated than his contemporaries and collaborators. I regard him as the one of (if not *the*) most important Australian artist on the international stage, but he is barely known here.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

I love his work so maybe 🤔

@needlemuse367 Місяць тому

So sad.... His story always moves me. Great video. Thanks.

@sylvainst-pierre8725 Місяць тому

I just love these informative videos about art and artists M. Payne. It is a lot of work i am sure and you do it amazingly well. Thank you.

@avaonalee Місяць тому

Your videos are some of my favorite on UKposts 💙

@user-ix9or8ew5n Місяць тому

From 2019-2023 I struggled a lot from mental illness I had very acute depression, ADHD & C-PTSD, your videos has helped a lot & now I’m very well & great full

@LouisAmateurArt Місяць тому

Thank you James. These really are my favourite art-history videos. Congratulations on your excellent and very sensitive work.

@pisces_painter Місяць тому

Thank you James, another great video 🎉

@daynieldeguzman4044 Місяць тому

I love these videos they elucidate so many things about painting and how to view them. Points to answers but allows me to be contemplative and ponder different interpretations. Bravo!

@zhenyamediocris4373 Місяць тому

Thank you, James That's authentic. You made me look on Van Gogh from a different angle, understand his inner world much more deeply, it made the picture more whole. Just WOW, your work is spellbinding🔥

@elsamammen9939 Місяць тому

These series of episodes are the best I’ve ever come across, Thank you 🙏

@rgeorgek42 Місяць тому

I truly appreciate these works of art you create. Providing context and facts brings even more appreciation to the subject artist’s work 🙏

@jero4059 Місяць тому

Thank you for your thorough investigation and pleasant presentation. I've discovered so much more beautiful paintings that I'd never seen before.

@alejandroberman Місяць тому

i really love how you explain art with such passion and simplicity. this is a brief moment i use to take for myself during work. let's enjoy art once again. greetings from argentina! : )

@alejandrasarmiento3317 Місяць тому

This was amazing, so well executed and delivered… I wish I could go in October to Portugal

@egonkl3in212 Місяць тому

Van Gogh was such a great artist!! Thank you for another amazing video!!❤

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Thanks 🙏

@egonkl3in212 Місяць тому

@@GreatArtExplained U're welcome!😊

@dondacurator Місяць тому

truly love your work,, you the best Curator in the world

@shirleystrickland4343 Місяць тому

Thank you, James. I hadn't been able to appreciate Van Gogh until I saw his work live. That said, your visuals are stunning.

@TanukiDigital Місяць тому

I never liked Van Gogh's art until I saw it in person. The thick paint is nearly sculptural, and the vibrant colors are really something else.

@hmq9052 Місяць тому

Mmm. Is it any good though? It's a bit cartoon-y

@TanukiDigital Місяць тому

@@hmq9052 Some of it is good. Some is shit. :D

@ifitsrusteditsmine Місяць тому

Thank you for creating this astonishing video. Very informative and beautifully put together.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Glad you enjoyed it!

@axelv7169 7 днів тому

I just discovered your channel; what a lovely combination of the 20th century way of narrating - calmly, perhaps a little solemnly - with a very much modern, lively story told through it. Subscribed!

@haidaralhaibi4416 Місяць тому

🙏🏻♥️ Thank you for keeping the perfect quality in each video.

@CarolR-ub1fz Місяць тому

Thank you. Such a good video on a talented man. I hope his soul is at peace.❤

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

I hope so too

@Alexis_-_ Місяць тому

This was such a powerful one. Deep, beautiful, devastating, insightful. Thank you.

@letsif 22 дні тому

Again, another wonderful video with new insights presented in a most relatable way. Thank you for your articulate nuanced dialogues on all the artists in your series. More, more.....

@cath101100 Місяць тому

Omg i've been watching you since for ever! Im portuguese, hopefully i'll be able to go to the retreat! Thank you!!!

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Oh I do hope so!

@henrycottam3451 Місяць тому

Great reporting - this is a class above. Excellent research & well presented. Thanks, Henry

@theviper1999uk Місяць тому

Beautiful video. Truth and detail is always the key to the heart, Vinceny knew this. Bless him, may he rest now.

@so.quez00 Місяць тому

Van Gogh has many great paintings. However, his last painting had always intrigued me and I think it never captured the attention it deserved. Thank you for another great video!

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Thank you 🙏

@HR-ki1vg Місяць тому

I adore you channel and regularly recommend it to my friends and family

@margaretinsydney3856 Місяць тому

This is wonderful, as always. I saw Loving Vincent when it came out, and loved it. I think that's the film that says he was murdered. If I recall, that theory has been entertained because it seems unthinkable that anyone would shoot themselves in the abdomen, and die slowly and in great pain. I just love these videos -- and the book ones too.❤

@monikavaskor 4 дні тому

Love this channel! Thank you for creating this content.

@kathyjohnson2043 Місяць тому

I don't think I can be imagining it because I thought of it before you said it, but I saw a reporting of finding the roots well before the pandemic since I was too ill from 2018- 3021 to be paying any attention to such things. Glad to be doing better and to have found your wonderful work!

@raeperonneau4941 Місяць тому

What a lovely piece. Thank you.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Thanks 🙏

@kevinwibawa7117 Місяць тому

i like your investigative style of documentary, it's like a journey to knowledge!

@bartowskiofficial Місяць тому

Excellent video, thanks! Always had a soft spot for Mr Van Gogh.

@Ruki9410 Місяць тому

Always love your videos! Thank you for your hard work !

@alinehunt283 Місяць тому

I think what is particularly fascinating about this is that other impressionists/expressionists painted their subjects en plein air, partially or entirely outside, without access to photographs for reference. His representation of the roots then comes entirely from within, a result of deep contemplation of their formal shapes from observation, and a reflection of how he remembered them exactly. It's a little too armchair to examine exactly what that means, because we can never really reconstruct what his final thoughts may have been, and it's tempting to try and extrapolate a "reason" when the reality was he was sick and this was his way of dealing with being sick. I think that's what truly makes his work art for arts sake, without many of the calculations for making a piece sellable that we consider when looking at other artists. I think that's one of the reasons we find his work so attractive even now-- that it was made almost without regard to who may look at it, but as an expression of interiority. It brings up a lot of questions of what the reasons for making art and viewing are in the first place. If you identify with some of the feelings of suffering identified here, remember you are not a burden. Even if you were, your loved ones would rather take care of you as a burden than be "free" of you. You are loved, you would be missed, and please try to seek support where you can.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Wonderful comment - and I totally agree with your sentiments - thank you 🙏

@alinehunt283 Місяць тому

@@GreatArtExplained wonderful video!!

@Coito907 29 днів тому

Thank you so much for making these teachings. I've learned more I'm sure than taking a college class and having them use big words that I'll never use again.

@kevrides5706 Місяць тому

Love the video, as I have all of your previous ones. Thank you! I’d love for you to consider doing a video on At the Moulin Rouge, please.

@fourstringbuck Місяць тому

Fantastic job! Thanks. Very excited about the great books channel too!

@dwightshrute4464 Місяць тому

Great video as usual.

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

Thanks 🙏

@secretshaman189 Місяць тому

Love your work, a beautiful vignette about Vincent, one of my favs! It is possible that Vincent, so ill at the end of his life, poisoned himself with the lead paints he was using. It doesn't take much lead to create mood disorders among many other symptoms. It is not uncommon for artists (naive to the danger of lead) would put the paintbrushes in their mouth to form the tip. And Vincent was a fast and impatient painter. Food for thought...

@GreatArtExplained Місяць тому

I actually think that may have contributed - I decided I didnt want to do any actual diagnosis of his condition. Thanks for the comment 🙏

@johnriley-wr7cg Місяць тому

I’ve been a fan for so long and you inspired me to take art history in college I want you to know your videos really do inspire people not just to learn but to create. Your channel is indeed great art in itself.