Tate Britain to Open Major Van Gogh Exhibition Exploring British Influence

On March 27, 2019, Tate Britain in London will open a major exhibition on Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), the first to investigate his relationship with Great Britain. The retrospective explores how the Dutch artist was inspired by British art, literature, and culture, and how he in turn inspired British artists from Walter Sickert to Francis Bacon. It brings together over 45 works from public and private collections worldwide, the largest group of his paintings in the UK in nearly a decade. Van Gogh lived in London from 1873 to 1876, writing to his brother Theo, 'I love London.' He admired works by John Constable and John Everett Millais, and British writers including William Shakespeare and Christina Rossetti. Charles Dickens particularly influenced his style and subjects; for example, 'L'Arlésienne' (1890) features a book by Dickens. The exhibition runs through August 11, 2019.