Van Gogh’s Favorite Painting

The Van Gogh museum is currently restoring one of the planets favorite paintings; Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” (sometimes called “The Bedroom at Arles”). What is noteworthy about this is the blog that the museum has dedicated to showing the process from beginning to end.

The site has been there from the beginning, from posts about the trolley that moved the painting, to the condition of the stretcher. Complete with photos of the condition of the tacks that hold the painting to the stretcher – as well as the back of the painting and stretcher. It also highlights a previous version of restoring the painting and how those corrections are fairing.

I’m impressed by the very nature of using the blog as a tool for allowing an audience that is interested in seeing the work being done – but really has no reason to be allowed to see it done, see it up close. It’s not really transparency but it is a great record and fantastic behind the scenes peek.

While not updated everyday, it is certainly worth a few minutes of your time. Follow this link for the English language version.

All Photos from the Van Gogh Museum’s blog.