Which colour combinations are the most intense? How many variations are there within a single colour? Colour became something of an obsession for Van Gogh, but how did he test his colour combinations? Follow his quest from dark ‘muddy tones’ to bright colour contrasts: http://vangogh.com/PrZ330jOqSk #VanGoghsColours | Van Gogh Museum

Did you ever notice? 🕵️ For ‘Head of a Woman’, Vincent primarily used the colour pair red and green, colours that intensify each other. Rather than placing them in bright, almost unmixed hues next to each other, he mixed them. As a result, the colour contrast is less intense. | Van Gogh Museum