16/05/1990
Live arts show edition, featuring a look at the sales of Van Gogh's paintings, some poetry award-winning schoolchildren, and a tribute to Jim Henson. (1990)
Live arts show edition, featuring a look at the sales of Van Gogh's paintings, some poetry award-winning schoolchildren, and a tribute to Jim Henson. Tracey Macleod reports on the sale of Dr Gachet, a painting by Van Gogh, that has been bought for $82.5m at Christie's in New York. She is joined in the studio by art historian Andrew Brighton, who sheds light on some of the reasons why, in his centenary year, Van Gogh's paintings appear to be breaking records each time one comes up for sale. (1990)
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The subject of the record-breaking painting featured in this programme is Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, a physician who treated Van Gogh unsuccessfully for his 'madness'. Gachet was hired by Van Gogh's brother, Theo, who knew about his sensitivity towards artists and his friendship with painters such as Paul Cezanne. Although the painting is believed to reveal its creator's affection for the doctor, Van Gogh described him in his letters as 'sicker than I am, I think, or shall we say just as much'.
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- Wed 16 May 1990 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Van Gogh Collection
Clips from this programme are available online as part of the Van Gogh Collection