Van Gogh and Pointillism

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To discuss Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings. To understand what pointillism is

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Van Gogh

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  • To discuss Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings.

    To understand what pointillism is

  • Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands on March 30 1853. Vincent painted some of the most famous paintings of our time.

    Vincent van Gogh's Early YearsVincent van Gogh left school when he was only 15. He moved to England and began working as an art dealer, he also tried teaching at a boys school. In the following years, Vincent went from job to job, living in various cities in Europe. Finally in 1880, he decided to go to Brussels to begin studying art. During the next ten years, Vincent van Gogh painted 872 paintings.

    The Famous Vincent van GoghAlthough Vincent van Gogh is a world-famous artist today he only sold one painting while he was alive. For most of his life he was very poor, often spending his money on art supplies instead of food.

    On July 29, 1890 Vincent van Gogh died

  • The Starry Night painted by Van Gogh in 1889

  • George Seurat was a famous artist from France, who painted pictures using small dots to create an image.

  • We are going to reproduce Starry Night using pointillism