CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 8/17/2015

Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh … Japanese Inspirations

In Steidl's new release, Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh… Japanese Inspirations, the Museum Folkwang Essen's Ulrike Hofer writes, "In a letter written to his sister Willemien in September 1888, Van Gogh reports from Arles, where he had been staying since February: 'For myself, I don't need Japanese prints here, because I'm always saying to myself that I'm in Japan here. That as a result I only have to open my eyes and paint right in front of me what makes an impression on me.'" Featured image is Van Gogh's 1888 "Sower with Setting Sun."