Editing 1890 in art (section)

==Events==
* [[January 18]] – [[February 23]] – Seventh annual exhibition of [[Les XX]] in [[Brussels]] includes a [[Vincent van Gogh's display at Les XX, 1890|display of work by Vincent van Gogh]]. [[Henry de Groux]] criticises his paintings but [[Albert Aurier]] praises them. From the exhibition, [[Vincent van Gogh|van Gogh]] sells ''[[The Red Vineyard]]'' to [[Anna Boch]], said to be the only sale of his work during his lifetime.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anna Boch|url=http://www.annaboch.com/|accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref>
* [[March 20]] – [[April 27]] – The [[Société des Artistes Indépendants]] show in [[Paris]] includes a major display of van Gogh paintings.
* May 20 – Van Gogh moves to [[Auvers-sur-Oise]] on the edge of Paris in the care of Dr [[Paul Gachet]] where he will produce around seventy paintings in as many days. More than a dozen are [[Auvers size 30 canvases|size 30 canvases]] (92 x 65&nbsp;cm).
* June–July – Van Gogh develops his [[double-square painting]] technique, e.g. in the July paintings ''[[Wheatfield with Crows]]'' and ''[[Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds]]''.
* [[July 27]] – [[Death of Vincent van Gogh]]: van Gogh perhaps paints ''[[Tree Roots]]'', then apparently shoots himself, dying two days later.
* [[September 20]] – [[Theo van Gogh (art dealer)|Theo van Gogh]], assisted by [[Émile Bernard (painter)|Émile Bernard]], mounts an improvised retrospective exhibition of his brother Vincent's works in Theo's former Paris apartment.
* November – [[Lucien Pissarro]] settles permanently in [[London]].
* [[Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts]] revived in [[Paris]] under the leadership of [[Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier|Ernest Meissonier]] (its President), [[Pierre Puvis de Chavannes]], [[Jules Dalou]], [[Auguste Rodin]], [[Carolus-Duran]], [[Bracquemond]] and [[Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse]], with an annual exhibition reviewed as the ''Salon de Champ-de-Mars'', opening a fortnight later than the official [[Salon (Paris)|Paris ''Salon'']].
* [[Claude Monet]] begins painting his ''[[Haystacks (Monet)|Haystacks]]'' series.
* [[Newlyn]] Industrial Class set up at the fishing port in [[Cornwall]] (England) and begins production of [[Newlyn Copper]] [[repoussé]] work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penleehouse.org.uk/art-history/newlyn-da.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315221632/http://www.penleehouse.org.uk/art-history/newlyn-da.htm|archivedate=2005-03-15|title=Newlyn: The Newlyn Industrial Class|publisher=Penlee House Gallery & Museum|location=Penzance|date=2005-03-15|accessdate=2019-02-19}}</ref>