JAPANESE PRINTS

In the winter of 1886-87, during his stay in Paris, V. van Gogh bought 660 Japanese prints at the art gallery of S. Bing. His aim wa s to start dealing in them, but the exhibition he organized in the cafe-restaurant Le Tambourin was a total failure. However, he was now able to study his collection at ease and in close-up, and he gradually became captivated by their colourful, cheerful and unusu al imagery. When he left for Arles, he took some prints with him, but the core remained in Paris with his brother Theo. Although som e prints...[Read more]