Vincent van Gogh: Becoming Vincent (Part 2)

How did Vincent van Gogh find his signature style? And what inspired him to create his famous sequence of Sunflowers paintings in 1888? Join Alastair and James in the second of four episodes charting the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, as they explore a period of extraordinary creativity in the artist's career.

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Artworks in this episode:

Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait as a Painter, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Adolphe Monticelli, Sunset, c. 1882-84, The National Gallery, London

Utagawa Hiroshige, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, 1857

Vincent van Gogh, Père Tanguy, 1887, Musée Rodin, Paris

Vincent van Gogh, Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin, 1888, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Vincent van Gogh, A Pair of Shoes, 1888, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin, 1888, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Harvard

Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam