Amsterdam Gogh lived in Amsterdam for a short while and there is a museum dedicated to his work. The museum is housed in one of the few modern buildings in this area of Amsterdam. The building was designed by Gerrit Rietveld. This building is where the permanent collection is displayed. A new building was added to the museum in 1999. This building, known as the performance wing, was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Its purpose is to house temporary exhibitions of the museum. Some of Van Gogh's most famous paintings, like "The Potato Eaters" and "Sunflowers", are in the collection.
Paintings of Children (Van Gogh series) there were few opportunities for him to pay or arrange for models for his work. He found a bounty in the work of the Roulin family, for which he made several images of each person. In exchange, Van Gogh gave the Roulin's one painting for each family member. "Boy Cutting Grass with a Sickle," made in 1881, is owned by the Kröller-Müller Museum. Of a study that Van Gogh made for "Girl in a Wood" or "Girl in White in the Woods," he remarked at how much he enjoyed the work and explains how he wishes to trigger the audience's