Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers at the National Gallery

The most spectacular paintings by Vincent Van Gogh will be on display in this once-in-a-century exhibition at the National Galley.

Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in Van Gogh’s favourite park, the ‘Poet’s Garden’, or under a shady tree in Saint-Rémy.

The most loved of paintings by Van Gogh will be brought together from across the globe, some of which are rarely ever seen in public. They will be paired together with his extraordinary drawings.

Over just two years in the south of France, Van Gogh revolutionised his style in a symphony of poetic colour and texture. He was inspired by poets, writers and artists. The National Gallery will look at this time in Arles and Saint-Rémy as a decisive period in his career. His desire to tell stories produced a landscape of poetic imagination and romantic love on an ambitious scale.

See up-close his ‘Starry Night over the Rhône’ (1888, Musée d’Orsay) and ‘The Yellow House’ (1888, Van Gogh Museum), as well as our own ‘Sunflowers’ (1888) and ‘Van Gogh’s Chair’ (1889), among many others.

Head over there to celebrate the gallery’s 200th birthday with Van Gogh’s ‘Poets and Lovers’.

On 10 May 2024 the National Gallery came together to start its celebration of the museum’s Bicentenary – 200 years of bringing people and paintings together. For the whole year, it has been going to celebrate its past and look forward to the future with a year-long festival of art, creativity and imagination which sets the tone for a third century. See the website for more events and exhibitions at the museum that celebrate this historic milestone.

The exhibition will be on until the 19th of January 2025. Tickets now available, booking through to 8 December.