Van Gogh and the Seasons opens at the National Gallery of Victoria on April 28. Wheatfield June 1888. PP and N de Boer Foundation, Amsterdam.

The Melbourne gallery is taking the unusual approach of grouping the art works according to the seasons. The parsonage garden in the snow (1885). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

Van Gogh’s exuberantly coloured landscapes radiate emotion. A wheatfield, with cypresses (1889). National Gallery of London

View of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (1888), one of the light-infused paintings produced by the artist at Arles. Kroller-Muller Museum

Orchard bordered by cypresses (1888), from the Kruller-Muller Museum in Amsterdam, which has the world’s second biggest collection of Van Gogh works. Kroller-Muller Museum

The rhythm of rural life was integral to the Dutch painter’s career. Planting potatoes (1884). Von der Heydt-Museum

Contrary to popular belief, Van Gogh didn’t attack his canvases feverishly but was was systematic in his art practice. Orchard in blossom (1889). Van Gogh Museum

Van Gogh was drawn to the unceasing cycle of life, death and rebirth. Avenue of poplars in autumn late October 1884. Van Gogh Museum

The artist revelled in the light and warmth of southern France. Farmhouse in Provence (1888). National Gallery of Art, Washington

Pine trees at sunset (1889), which Van Gogh painted while in a mental health asylym. Kroller-Muller Museum

Garden of the Asylum at Saint-Remy was painted in 1889, after the infamous ear-cutting incident. Kroller-Muller Museum

Van Gogh painted for only 10 years before his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Wheatfield (1888). Honolulu Museum of Art

Most of the works in the NGV’s exhibition have never been seen in Australia before. Bowl with zinnias and other flowers (1886). National Gallery of Canada