Vincent Van

Gogh

Elizabeth Ratcliffe

About Van Gogh• Favourite colour: Yellow• Born: Holland• Liked to draw flowers• Most famous paintings: Starry

Night and Sunflowers• When he lived in Holland he

drew farmers but when he moved to France he painted brighter things (eg sunflowers)

• Born in 1853• Died in 1890 – thought to be

suicide, but could have been murder…

Vincent’s Chair

• It is yellow, with a blue outline to make it stand out

• The chair represents Van Gogh – uncomfortable, poorly-made and simple

• Didn’t know smoking was bad for you so smoked a pipe

• Van Gogh followed in the style of other Impressionist painters such as Monet and Degas.

• They used complimentary colours (like red and green) to make things stand out.

• They used rough brush strokes and lots of paint to give the impression of movement.

Impressionism

Starry Night

• Because he struggled with his emotions, Vincent Van Gogh moved to a hospital and painted Starry Night there.

• Starry Night is my favourite of his paintings

Meteor Night