Vincent Van GoghA Study in Still Life Art

Mr. Alomar’s 2/3 ClassWritten by Ingrid PiccirilliPresented by Pandora Argue

Vincent van GoghFast Facts…

Full Name: Vincent Willem van Gogh

Date of Birth: March 30, 1853

Date of Death: July 29, 1890

Born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands to Sanna Carbentus and Theodorus van Gogh, a church pastor

Occupation: Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, known for his significant role in shaping an art movement that would later be called Expressionism

Never Married or had any children

Had one brother named Theo that he was very close to

Vincent van GoghThe Beginning…

Van Gogh spent his early adult years working for art dealers and exploring his other major interest, becoming a missionary worker. For many years he worked in an impoverished mining region and in the slums of Belgium.

He was sensitive and gentle by nature and ultimately did not feel he was making a difference and became depressed.

At age 27, van Gogh turned to art, determined to give happiness by creating beauty.

Vincent van GoghThe Artist…

Van Gogh’s early works were very dark in color palette, reflecting his experience of working with the poor

In 1886 he went to Paris to join his brother Théo, the manager of Goupil's gallery. In Paris, he studied with Cormon, inevitably met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin, and began to lighten his very dark palette and to paint in the short brushstrokes of the Impressionists

Vincent van GoghHis Accomplishments…

Van Gogh’s work was not appreciated during his lifetime. His fame came after his death and today he is considered one of history’s greatest painters and an important contributor to the foundations of Modern Art

His artwork is known for its vivid colors, movement and emotional impact. He produced more than 2,000 paintings, most of which were completed in the last two years of his life

He produced some of the best known and most expensive works of art in the world today, such as The Starry Night and Irises

His painting, Irises, was sold for a record $53.9 million and his painting, Portrait of Doctor Gachet was sold for $82.5 million

 

Works of ArtIrises

Sold for $53.9 Million

Works of ArtPortrait of Doctor Gachet

Sold for $ 82.5Million

Works of ArtStarry Night

Series of Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh painted these sunflowers after

leaving his native Holland for the south of France

with the dream of starting an artistic community. He began to paint sunflowers to decorate a bedroom for his friend Paul Gauguin. The series of paintings

was made possible by the innovations in

manufactured pigments in the 19th Century. Without the vibrancy of the new colors, such as chrome yellow, Van Gogh may

never have achieved the intensity of Sunflowers.

Various interpretations of the 12 Sunflower still life by Vincent van Gogh

Medium: Oil Pastels on thick paper stockColor Palette: Warm colors, including yellows, oranges, browns, with

whites and some blues to accent