ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for Vincent Van Gogh’s Birthday, Part 2: Van Gogh’s Cats

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Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born #OTD (Zundert, Netherlands 30 March 1853 – Auvers-sur-Oise, France 29 July 1890). And since today is also #Caturday, here is a closer look at the cats found in his art — including one that got painted out of a second version! Van Gogh’s Lost Cat…

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ANIMAL ART OF THE DAY for Vincent Van Gogh’s Birthday, Part 1: Van Gogh’s Rabbits

Vincent Willem Van Gogh was born #OTD (Zundert, Netherlands 30 March 1853 – Auvers-sur-Oise, France 29 July 1890). And since it’s also Easter Bunny time, here is a closer look at his two surviving works featuring rabbits, plus a few quotes from his letters where he mentions encounters with rabbits….

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