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• The hunt for Van Gogh’s bed

  29-10-2016 23:00
  
  Vincent van Goghs painting of his bedroom gives a deep insight into his personal life in Arles in Provence, where he accomplished his greatest work. The actual bed depicted in the celebrated work survived until after the Second World War, we can reveal. In 1945, a descendant donated the bed to a community near Arnhem that suffered during the liberation of the Netherlands.Van Gogh bought the bed (and another for a guest) in September 1888, just before Gauguin arrived to stay with him at the Yell
  
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• Hopelessness

  29-10-2016 19:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  I DON’T LIKE LIGHTING CANDLES BY MYSELF, not unless I have to. There are twelve burning before me now and I have not yet lit a single one. I usually light two: one for me, and one for wife, but tonight I have chosen not to watch the flames as they dance softly in the night, jittering as if tiny men are shaking and waving. They burn brightly before me and warm my face and yet there is nothing I can think of other than grabbing one so I can jab it into the centre of my eye and feel it burn.I
  
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• More Concerns About Artists And Brexit

  29-10-2016 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  “British artists may have to spend more time and money on items like visas for tours if freedom of movement rules are tightened. The federation also raised fears about areas like funding and copyright.”
  
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