VINCENT VAN
GOGH.
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A r l e s o r S t . R e m y d e P r o v e n c e w h e r e Va n G o g h s p e n t a
c o u p l e o f y e a r s i n a m e n t a l i n s t i t u t i o n a f t e r c u t t i n g o ff h i s
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Done by : Muna Al Katheeri
WHO WAS HE?
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh
m a y n o t h a v e b e e n b o r n i n Fr a n c e ,
b u t i t i s i n Fr a n c e t h a t h e h a d h i s
biggest breakthroughs and was
famous for many of his pieces. He
was a post-Impressionist painter
whose work was notable for its
beauty, emotion and color, and
h i g h l y i n fl u e n c e d t h e a r t i n o f t h e
2 0 t h c e n t u r y.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
At age 15, van Gogh's family was
s t r u g g l i n g fi n a n c i a l l y , a n d h e w a s
forced to leave school and go to work.
He got a job at his Uncle Cornelis' art
d e a l e r s h i p , a fi r m o f a r t d e a l e r s i n T h e
Hague. By this time, van Gogh was
fl u e n t i n Fr e n c h , G e r m a n a n d E n g l i s h ,
as well as his native Dutch.
In June of 1873, van Gogh was
transferred to the Groupil Gallery in
London. There, he fell in love with
English culture. He visited art galleries
in his spare time, and also became a
f an of t he wr i t ings of C har le s Dic ke ns
and George Eliot.
He also fell in love with his landlady's
d a u g h t e r , E u g e n i e L o y e r. W h e n s h e
rejected his marriage proposal, van
G o g h s u ff e r e d a b r e a k d o w n . H e t h r e w
away all his books except for the Bible,
and devoted his life to God.
ART
HEALS.
Fi n d i n g S o l a c e i n A r t : —
• In 1880, van Gogh decided to move to Brussels and
become an artist.
• He began taking lessons on his own, studying books
l i k e Tr a v a u x d e s c h a m p s b y J e a n - F r a n ç o i s M i l l e t
• His art helped him stay emotionally balanced
• I n P a r i s , v a n G o g h fi r s t s a w I m p r e s s i o n i s t a r t , a n d h e
was inspired by the color and light
HIS WORK
“I want to paint what I feel, and feel what I paint.“
“The love of art is the undoing of true love.“
“ W h a t I d r a w , I s e e c l e a r l y. In these [drawings] I can talk with
enthusiasm. I have found a voice.”
STARRY NIGHT
Va n G o g h p a i n t e d " T h e S t a r r y N i g h t "
in the asylum where he was staying
i n S a i n t - R é m y , Fr a n c e , i n 1 8 8 9 , t h e
year before his death.
A combination of imagination,
memory, emotion and observation,
the oil painting on canvas depicts
an expressive swirling night sky and
a sleeping village, with a large
fl a m e - l i k e c y p r e s s , t h o u g h t t o
represent the bridge between life
and death, looming in the
foreground.
Currently the painting is found in
the Museum of modern art in New
Yo r.
LEGACY Arles Va n G o g h M u s e u m
Theo's wife Johanna collected as These days Arles is most famous Opened its doors in Amsterdam to
many of van Gogh's paintings as f o r b e i n g t h e h o m e o f V i n c e n t Va n make the works of Vincent van
she could, but discovered that Gogh, whose incredible paintings Gogh accessible to the public.
many had been destroyed or lost. often featured the c i t y. With The museum houses more than
On March 17, 1901, 71 of van plenty of provençale charm, 200 van Gogh paintings, 500
Gogh's paintings were displayed Ro m a n ruins, and m a g n i fi c e n t drawings and 750 written
a t a s h o w i n Pa r i s , a n d h i s f a m e architecture, it is easy to see why documents including letters to
g r e w e n o r m o u s l y. To d a y , V i n c e n t Va n G o g h w a s s o i n s p i r e d . Vincent’s brother Theo.
van Gogh is considered one of the
g r e a t e s t a r t i s t s i n h u m a n h i s t o r y.
INSPIRATION
I once read a statement that
said the following about Vincent
As a person who loves drawing Va n G o g h , i t g o e s o n t o s a y “ H e
and found comfort in art at one is his art. His art is him. And it
p o i n t i n m y l i f e , i fi n d h i s
is pure and stunning”, and that
artwork to be very unique and
just made sense to me.
s t u n n i n g . Yo u c a n e a s i l y t e l l
apart his pieces from others
and that is something i always
wanted to achieve on my own
and that is ti have my own style
when it comes to art!
I personally love his paintings.
His paintings are easily
r e c o g n i s a b l e b y t h e l o n g fl a t
brush-strokes and vivid colours.
Ye l l o w w a s o n e o f h i s f a v o u r i t e
c o l o u r s . Va n G o g h w a s a l s o
fascinated by the Japanese
artists who tended to outline
their objects with thick black
lines.
THANK YOU.
