Dutch Museum Displays All 88 Van Gogh Paintings Together for First Time in Over 20 Years

The Kröller-Müller Museum has launched a special exhibition titled Van Gogh, All Our Paintings, presenting its entire collection of 88 Van Gogh paintings. This event, open until January 3, 2027, marks the first occasion in over twenty years that all these works are shown together.

Rather than following a chronological order, the exhibition arranges Van Gogh’s paintings by theme, grouping works with similar motifs to encourage visual dialogue. For instance, visitors encounter two paintings of tree-lined sunsets at the entrance: Lane of Poplars at Sunset (1884) and Pine Trees at Sunset (1889). This thematic approach spans Van Gogh’s ten-year artistic career from 1881 to 1890.

Curator Renske Cohen Tervaert divided the exhibition into three sections, inspired by the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love—the latter adapted from the traditional virtue of charity. This concept is based on Van Gogh’s only known sermon, delivered 150 years ago at Richmond Methodist Church.

Among the 88 works are several notable pieces, including a large study for The Potato Eaters (1885), Four Sunflowers Gone to Seed (1887), Pink Peach Trees (1888), Terrace of a Café at Night (1888), and Country Road in Provence by Night (1890). A rarely seen landscape, Falling Leaves (Les Alyscamps, 1888), is also on display for the first time in over two decades due to its fragility. This painting was created shortly after Paul Gauguin arrived to work alongside Van Gogh, and it symbolically depicts autumn leaves as light marks across the canvas.

The exhibition features personal works such as Still Life with a Plate of Onions (1889), painted three weeks after Van Gogh’s self-inflicted ear injury. The centrepiece of the show is Bridge at Arles (Pont de Langlois, 1888).

After the exhibition closes, Falling Leaves will be sent for conservation treatment. The museum is planning a major €125 million renovation starting in September 2027, which will partially close the venue until around 2030. Following the reopening, the museum’s director intends to organize special Van Gogh exhibitions with works on loan from other collections.

This comprehensive display offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the full range of Van Gogh’s artistic development and recurring themes in one setting, highlighting the depth and diversity of his work.