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| Entrance Walkway |
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| Mark diSuvero K-Piece, 2012 |
The Kröller-Müller Museum was founded by Helene Kröller-Müller, an avid art collector who was one of the first to recognize Vincent van Gogh's genius and collect his works. She picked up almost 90 paintings and 180 drawings while they were still cheap.
In 1935, when economic times were rough, Helene Kroller-Muller donated her entire collection to the nation, along with a 75-acre forested country estate. The government built a museum for the collection that opened in 1938, and turned the estate into the largest national park in the Netherlands.
Although the Kröller-Müller collection is smaller than that of the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, the museum has a lot more of his work on exhibit. This is where you can get a true feast of van Gogh.
Van Gogh began studying art in earnest about 1881, when he was nearing thirty. He died in 1890 from a gunshot wound. His progress as an artist in nine years was amazing and his output was prodigious.
Art by van Gogh
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Still Life with Straw Hat, 1881 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Carpenter’s Yard and Laundry, 1882 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Flowers in a Blue Vase, 1887 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Four Sunflowers Gone to Seed, 1887 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Bridge at Arles, 1888 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Terrace of a Café at Night (Place du Forum), 1888 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Flowering Peach Trees, 1888 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 View of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Landscape with Wheat Sheaves and Rising Moon, 1889 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Still Life with a Plate of Onions, 1889 |
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| Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Sorrowing Old Man, 1890 |
Other Artists
Camille Corot, 1796-1875
Camille Corot was an important pioneer of landscape painting in France because, although his paintings were generally finished in the studio, they were based on sketches he made from direct observation.
His example of direct observation from nature, and careful depiction of daylight effects, had a strong influence on the development of Impressionism.
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| Camille Corot, 1796-1875 Soissons seen from Mr. Henry's factory, 1833 |
Camille Pissarro, 1830-1903
Pissarro was a landscape painter whose fresh observation and textured brushstroke strongly influenced the development of Impressionism.
Pissarro went on to make important contributions to Pointillism, a later development of Impressionism that used more systematic color and uniformly small brushstrokes.
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| Camille Pissarro, 1830-1903 February, Sunrise, Bazincourt, 1893 |
Edouard Manet, 1832-1883
Manet was a Realist painter who constantly developed new techniques, and pushed Realism toward modernism.
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| Edouard Manet, 1832-1883 Portrait of a Man, 1860 |
Claude Monet, 1840-1926
Monet was one of the originators of Impressionism.
Before Impressionism, he sometimes painted in the Realist tradition.
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| Claude Monet, 1840-1926 Portrait of Miss Guurtje van de Stadt, 1871 |
August Renoir, 1841-1919
Renoir was one of the original Impressionists, but he had a solid grounding in traditional realism.
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| August Renoir, 1841-1919 The Clown, 1868 |
Luce was a talented and prolific Neo-Impressionist.
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| Maximilien Luce, 1858-1941 Region of Paris, view from Montmartre, c. 1887 |
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| Maximilien Luce, 1858-1941 Outskirts of Montmartre, Rue Championnet, 1887 |
Jan Toorop, 1858-1928
Toorop was a Dutch-Indonesian painter who is significant to the history of Dutch art, even though he is not widely known internationally.
Although he is associated with a number of turn-of-the-century styles, some of his best works were examples of Pointillism.
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| Jan Toorop, 1858-1928 Sea, 1899 |
Georges Seurat, 1859-1891
Seurat is considered the founder of Pointillism or Neo-Impressionism. He distributed color systematically in small, uniform brushstrokes.
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| Georges Seurat, 1859-1891 Sunday at Port-en-Bessin, 1888 |
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| Georges Seurat, 1859-1891 Le Chahut, 1890 |
Théo van Rysselberghe, 1862-1926
Théo van Rysselberghe was an important Belgian Neo-Impressionist painter, who followed the system originated by Seurat.
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| Théo van Rysselberghe, 1862-1926 In July - Before Noon, The Orchard, 1890 |
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| Théo van Rysselberghe, 1862-1926 Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1899 |
Paul Signac, 1863-1935
Signac worked with Seurat in developing Pointillism. He explored many variations of this technique.
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| Paul Signac, 1863-1935 Port-en-Bessin, La Valleuse, 1884 |
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| Paul Signac, 1863-1935 The Dining Room, Opus 152, 1887 |
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| Paul Signac, 1863-1935 Collioure The Belltower, Opus 164, 1887 |
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| Paul Signac, 1863-1935 The Lighthouse of Portrieux, Opus 183, 1888 |
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| Paul Signac, 1863-1935 The Jetty of Portrieux, Gray Weather, 1888 |
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| Paul Signac, 1863-1935 Mantes, 1900 |
Key Points
The Kröller Müller Museum in Otterlo has a major collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh.
Van Gogh's career was only about 10 years long, and the bulk of his paintings date from the last few years of his life.
Van Gogh's career was only about 10 years long, and the bulk of his paintings date from the last few years of his life.
The museum also has a group of works by other 19th century painters.
The museum has a substantial collection of paintings in the style of Neo-Impressionism or Pointillism.
- Pointillism was originated by Seurat and Signac.
- Maximilien Luce was a later Pointillist landscape painter.
- Jan Toorop was a Dutch artist who produced paintings in the Pointillist style during one phase of his career.
- Théo van Rysselberghe was a Belgian Neo-Impressionist.
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