Acknowledgements: Special thanks to the class of WRI-153 for their comments on my presentation and draft, as well as to my peer editors, Nathalie and Christina.

I. Van Gogh’s Paintings

Van Gogh, Vincent. Fifteen Sunflowers in a Vase. 1888. National Gallery, London.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Japonaiserie: Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige). 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Japonaiserie: Plum Tree in Bloom (after Hiroshige). 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Japonaiserie: The Courtesan (after Eisen). 1887. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Orchard with Blossoming Plum Trees. 1888.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Self-Portrait Dedicated to Gauguin. 1888. Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. 1889. Courtauld Institute Galleries, London.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Snowy Landscape near Arles. 1888. Private collection.

Van Gogh, Vincent. Sower with Setting Sun. 1888. Rijskmuseum Krueller-Mueller, Otterlo, Netherland.

II. Other Sources

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Edwards, Cliff. “The Oriental Connection.” Van Gogh and God: A Creative Spiritual Quest. Chicago, Illinois: Loyola University Press, 1989. 85-116.

Flynn, Patricia. “Visions of People: The Influences of Japanese Prints - Ukiyo-e Upon Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century French Art.” Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. 2005. 14 November 2005.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/4/82.04.03.x.html.

Jirat-Wasiutyński, Vojtěch, and H. Travers Newton. “The Historical Significance of Early Damage and Repair to Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin.” Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1984. 3-27.

Kendall, Richard. Van Gogh’s Van Goghs: Masterpieces from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Washington, D.C.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998.

Pickvance, Ronald. Van Gogh in Arles. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1984.

Scherjon, W., and Jos. De Gruyter. Vincent Van Gogh’s Great Period. Amsterdam, Holland: “De Spieghel” Ltd., 1937.

Stolwijk, Chris, Sjraar Van Heugten, Leo Jansen, and Andreas Blühm, eds. Vincent’s Choice: The Musée imaginaire of Van Gogh. Amsterdam, Holland: Amsterdam University Press, 2003.

Tralbaut, Marc Edo. Vincent Van Gogh. New York: The Viking Press, 1969.

Uitert, Evert van. “Gogh, Vincent van.” Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press.3 December 2005.
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