Collection of Musée d'Orsay


Musee D'Orsay, Paris - photo by Phillip Virden

Entering the Musée d'Orsay in Paris is a site to behold; the architecture alone of this former train station (La Gare d’Orsay) will impress not to mention the incredible collection of artwork inside. Averaging about 3 million visitors per year, the Musée d'Orsay draws impressive crowds as one of Paris’ most popular museums. With 25 paintings by Van Gogh as well as many other famous Impressionist and Post Impressionist works the Orsay gives fans of these movements a wide selection of masterpieces to see. Van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888, Vincent’s Bedroom in Arles, 1889, Self-Portrait, 1889 and The Church at Auvers, 1890 are a few of the highlights from the museum’s Van Gogh collection.


1885 Head of a Peasant Woman with Dark Cap Painting Head-of-a-Peasant-Woman-with-Dark-Cap
1885 Peasant Woman by the Fireplace Painting Peasant-Woman-by-the-Fireplace
1886 Terrace of a Cafe on Montmartre (La Guinguette) Painting Terrace-of-a-Cafe-on-Montmartre-(La-Guinguette)
1887 Self-Portrait Painting Self-Portrait
1887 Fritillaries in a Copper Vase Painting Fritillaries-in-a-Copper-Vase
1887 Italian Woman (Agostina Segatori?) Painting Italian-Woman-(Agostina-Segatori?)
1887 Restaurant de la Sirène at Asnières Painting Restaurant-de-la-Sirène-at-Asnières
1888 Portrait of Eugene Boch Painting Portrait-of-Eugene-Boch
1888 Starry Night Over the Rhone Painting Starry-Night-Over-the-Rhone
1888 Dance Hall in Arles, The Painting Dance-Hall-in-Arles,-The
1888 L'Arlesienne: Madame Ginoux with Gloves and Umbrella Painting L_Arlesienne:-Madame-Ginoux-with-Gloves-and-Umbrella
1888 Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans Painting Encampment-of-Gypsies-with-Caravans
1889 Vincent's Bedroom in Arles Painting Vincent_s-Bedroom-in-Arles
1889 Self-Portrait Painting Self-Portrait
1889 Pine Trees with Figure in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital Painting Pine-Trees-with-Figure-in-the-Garden-of-Saint-Paul-Hospital
1890 Portrait of Doctor Gachet Painting Portrait-of-Doctor-Gachet
1890 Woman with Striped Skirt Drawing Woman-with-Striped-Skirt
1890 Lady with Checked Dress and Hat Drawing Lady-with-Checked-Dress-and-Hat
1890 Noon: Rest from Work (after Millet) Painting Noon:-Rest-from-Work-(after-Millet)
1890 Cottages with a Woman Working in the Foreground Drawing Cottages-with-a-Woman-Working-in-the-Foreground
1890 Two Children Painting Two-Children
1890 Thatched Cottages at Cordeville Painting Thatched-Cottages-at-Cordeville
1890 Doctor Gachet's Garden in Auvers Painting Doctor-Gachet_s-Garden-in-Auvers
1890 Still Life: Japanese Vase with Roses and Anemones Painting Still-Life:-Japanese-Vase-with-Roses-and-Anemones
1890 Marguerite Gachet in the Garden Painting Marguerite-Gachet-in-the-Garden
1890 Church at Auvers, The Painting Church-at-Auvers,-The





Enclosed Field with a Sower in the Rain Quay with Men Unloading Sand Barges Field with Factory View of Saintes-Maries with Cemetery
Enclosed Field with a Sower in the Rain Quay with Men Unloading Sand Barges Field with Factory View of Saintes-Maries with Cemetery
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