Vincent van Gogh
Painter Biography Influenced by Anton Mauve, Jean-François Millet, Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, Impressionism
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Historical
| Author: | Heinz Duthel | ISBN: | 1230000130192 |
| Publisher: | Heinz Duthel | Publication: | May 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Heinz Duthel |
| ISBN: | 1230000130192 |
| Publisher: | Heinz Duthel |
| Publication: | May 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Vincent van Gogh
Birth name Vincent Willem van Gogh
Born 30 March 1853 (1853-03-30)
Zundert, Netherlands
Died 29 July 1890 (1890-07-30) (aged 37)
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Nationality Dutch
Field Painter
Movement Post-Impressionism
Works The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Irises, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, At Eternity's Gate
Influenced by Anton Mauve, Jean-François Millet, Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, Impressionism
The 19th century European society of Van Gogh's time was not ready to accept his truthful and emotionally morbid way of depicting his art subjects. His internal turbulence is clearly seen in most of his paintings, which set the stage for the direction of a new style of painting called Expressionism. It is characterized by the use of symbols and a style that expresses the artist's inner feelings about his subject. The whole of Van Gogh`s painted works - over 800 canvases - were produced in the very short time span of only 8 years. Indeed his total output of over 2000 drawings and paintings originate from the period 1880-1890.
Alongside these runs his great published correspondence of 800 letters, mainly to his brother Theo, and it is through this that we learn much about, although never fully understand, the tormented spirit of this eccentric genius, Vincent Van Gogh. They reveal how, having been unable to enter the ministry of the church, he gradually became taken over by his work, inextricably enslaved by its demands, in search of the ultimate `truth` and feeling "the positive consciousness of the fact that art is something greater and higher than our own adroitness or accomplishments or knowledge".
Vincent van Gogh
Birth name Vincent Willem van Gogh
Born 30 March 1853 (1853-03-30)
Zundert, Netherlands
Died 29 July 1890 (1890-07-30) (aged 37)
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Nationality Dutch
Field Painter
Movement Post-Impressionism
Works The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Irises, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, At Eternity's Gate
Influenced by Anton Mauve, Jean-François Millet, Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, Impressionism
The 19th century European society of Van Gogh's time was not ready to accept his truthful and emotionally morbid way of depicting his art subjects. His internal turbulence is clearly seen in most of his paintings, which set the stage for the direction of a new style of painting called Expressionism. It is characterized by the use of symbols and a style that expresses the artist's inner feelings about his subject. The whole of Van Gogh`s painted works - over 800 canvases - were produced in the very short time span of only 8 years. Indeed his total output of over 2000 drawings and paintings originate from the period 1880-1890.
Alongside these runs his great published correspondence of 800 letters, mainly to his brother Theo, and it is through this that we learn much about, although never fully understand, the tormented spirit of this eccentric genius, Vincent Van Gogh. They reveal how, having been unable to enter the ministry of the church, he gradually became taken over by his work, inextricably enslaved by its demands, in search of the ultimate `truth` and feeling "the positive consciousness of the fact that art is something greater and higher than our own adroitness or accomplishments or knowledge".
