Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting) Vincent van Gogh" (1887) and Paul Gauguin's "The Painter of Sunflowers" (1888). Van Gogh seems to have been particularly attached to Russell's portrait, which the Australian gifted to him as a mark of their friendship. The painting passed from Van Gogh to his brother Theo, then to their family, and is now in the permanent collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Russell was born into a wealthy engineering family in 1858 in Sydney, New South Wales. The family business, P.N. Russell & Co, was responsible for much of the city's 19th-century ironwork. Although Russell had a strong interest
Wheat Fields (Van Gogh series) form a contrast with the scorched ears, which are already heavy, and have the warm tones of a bread crust." In October Van Gogh made "Enclosed Wheat Field with Ploughman." "Wheat Fields in a Mountainous Landscape," also titled "Meadow in the Mountains" was painted in Late November - early December 1889. In November, "Wheat Field Behind Saint-Paul" was painted by Van Gogh, now owned by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In May 1890, Van Gogh traveled from Saint-Rémy to Paris, where he had a three-day stay with his brother, Theo, Theo's wife Johanna and their new baby Vincent. Van Gogh