Butler museum to display Van Gogh painting

YOUNGSTOWN — Beginning Thursday, the Butler Institute of American Art will exhibit a painting by post-Impressionist master Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).

The artwork, on loan to the museum for an indefinite period of time from a private Ohio collector, is titled “n the Dunes” (In de Duinen), and is an oil on board landscape painted by van Gogh in 1883 in the Hague.

An early work by the internationally revered painter, it foreshadows the artist’s later recognizable style of paint application, composition and emotion. Unsuccessful in gaining recognition in his lifetime, van

Gogh has become one of the most well-known artists in the world, and his paintings have become prized by museums and galleries around the globe.

The Butler, 524 Wick Ave., is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free.