The Starry Night (1889)
The Red Vineyard (1888)
The Night Cafe (1888)_-_The_Old_Mill_(1888).jpg)
The Old Mill (1888)
Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers (1888)
The Cafe' Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night (1888)
The Cherry Tree (1888)
Self Portrait (1887)Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890) was a Dutch Post- Impressionist artist. His paintings and drawings include some of the world's best known, most popular and most expensive pieces. Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880. Initially, van Gogh worked only with somber colors until he encountered Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris. He incorporated their brighter colors and style of painting into a uniquely recognizable style which was fully developed during the time he spent at Arles, France.
Vincent Willem van Gogh was born in Goef-Zundert, a village close to Breda in the Province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands. While in Antwerp, he applied himself to the study of color theory and spent time looking at the works of Peter Paul Rubens, gaining encouragement to broaden his palette to carmine, cobalt and emerald green. In March 1886, he moved to Paris to study at Fernand Cormon's studio. It was not difficult to see and study Impressionist works in Paris at this time.
Van Gogh's depression deepened and on July 27, 1890 at the age of 37, he walked into the fields and shot himself in the chest with a revolver. Without realizing that he was fatally wounded, he returned to the Ravoux Inn where he died in bed two days later.
Tags: Timeless Masterpieces, Great Masters, Vincent van Gogh, Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Netherlands, Depression, Suicide, Starry Night
Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
