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Van Gogh's artistic transition reflected in his still lifes (1886–1887) Vase with Red Gladioli, 1886, Private collection (F247) This painting represents some of Van Gogh's early Paris still life, where he introduced brighter, contrasting color. Fritillaries in a Copper Vase, 1887, Musée d'Orsay, Paris (F213) This is an example of Van Gogh's ...
The Paintings: The Paris Period. March 1886 - February 1888 (225 paintings) The two years Van Gogh spent in Paris were arguably the most pivotal of his career as an artist. Van Gogh went to Paris as a means of saving money (by living with his brother, Theo) and also to explore the radically new approach to art which had been ushered in by the ...
- Early Life
- A Full-Time Artist
- Paris
- Southern France
- Mental Instability
- Death & Legacy
Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, the Netherlands. His mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus (1819-1907) and his father, Theodorus (1822-1885), was a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church. Significantly, three of Vincent's uncles worked in the art trade. Vincent did well at school in Zevenbergen and Tilburg, and he took...
With his attic studio at Shenkweg, The Hague, Vincent began to use as a model a seamstress and former prostitute, Clasina Maria Hoornik (called Sien). Vincent and Sien then lived together, the artist also supporting Sien's mother and his model's two children, an act of kindness which neither his parents nor fellow artists in The Hague approved of. ...
Vincent joined up with Theo in Paris, and the pair shared an apartment for the next two years. From his arrival in March, Vincent visited galleries, and he learnt first-hand from fellow artists of the new movement in art – impressionism – and its preoccupation with light and capturing a particular scene at a particular moment with quick brushstroke...
Tired of the rivalry between artists in Paris and seeking warmer weather to boost his frail health, Vincent moved to Arles in the south of France in February 1888, where he began by far the most productive period of his career, rattling off countless paintings. While not isolated from company, Vincent did struggle to make meaningful relations with ...
Vincent hoped to form an artist's community in Arles, and he invited such young painters as Gauguin and Emile Bernard (1868-1941). The former did come to Arles in October 1888, and the pair lived and worked together, both funded by Theo. The two painters influenced each other – Vincent's bright colours on Gauguin's palette, and Gauguin's encouragem...
On 27 July, van Gogh, after painting in a field, suffered another attack. He shot himself in the chest with a pistol but managed to drag himself back to his inn. Theo was once again called. Vincent was still alive when his brother arrived, but he died from his wound in the morning of 29 July. An added tragedy was that the artist was just beginning ...
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Farewell salute After living in the bustling Paris for two years, Van Gogh longs for a rural setting and believes he will find it in the south of France.One can only speculate about the meaning of the three motifs in the enigmatic Still life with plaster statuette, but it is possible that the painting is a farewell salute to the city and to Theo.
Statuette and rose. Van Gogh had already drawn and painted the plaster statuette of a Venus torso several times in his painting classes with the historical painter Ferdinand Cormon in 1886. It may refer to the beginning of his stay in Paris. The rose (with its thorns) could be interpreted as Van Gogh’s wish for a happy love life for Theo, who ...
From the hill of Montmartre, Van Gogh painted the southerly view of Paris. He created depth in the composition by making the roofs and chimneys in the foreground seem close by. Further away, the outlines of monumental buildings are visible in the city centre. Panthéon, Louvre, Notre Dame; all of them have been identified.<br><br>Van Gogh made the buildings fairly large and detailed in ...
Plaster Torso, 1886 by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh arrived in Paris in March 1886, and lived there with his brother Theo for the next two gears. It was arguably this period in his career that formulated his mature style of painting, and was of the greatest influence on his emerging visual language. He is thought to have enrolled in the studio of ...
