Vincent van Gogh

1. Vincent van Gogh By Nina Jokic 3M

2. Introduction • Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous painters in the world. • He is considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt. • He was born on the 30th March 1853 in Zundert, The Netherlands. • Van Gogh had three sisters and two brothers but he relied on his younger brother Theo the most.

3. Introduction • Before becoming an artist, he had many other jobs in different countries: - he was an art dealer in France, - teaching assistant in England - and a preacher in Belgium.

4. Sunflowers • Vincent believed that colors showed emotions. He used colors to express himself. His favorite colors were yellow and orange because they are warm and bright. • Vincent loved flowers, young ones as well as the old ones which have lost petals. Once, after an argument with his parents he went out to buy himself a bunch of flowers to cheer himself up. His favorite flowers were sunflowers. • Van Gogh intended to decorate Gaugin’s room with sunflower paintings.

5. The Red Vineyard • The most important person in Vincent’s life was his brother Theo. • Vincent van Gogh relied on his brother because Theo gave him money to become an artist. • This was the only painting van Gogh sold during his life. It is now in a museum in Russia.

6. Self-portrait • Van Gogh’s best friend was another famous artist called Paul Gauguin. • Once, van Gogh had an argument with Gauguin and he was so angry with him that he cut a bit of his own ear off with a razor. • This painting is a self-portrait of Vincent with a bandage after this incident when he cut off a bit of his ear.

7. Café Terrace • One episode of Dr Who was about Vincent van Gogh. • In this episode, one scene was filmed in Croatia. • This café that van Gogh painted was created in a town on the Croatian coast where they used a café to make it look like Café Terrace.

8. A Wheatfield with Cypresses • He suffered from depression and was mentally ill which is why he went to a mental hospital in St-Rémy. While he was there, he made this painting and around 150 other paintings in just one year. • On July 27 1890 van Gogh shot himself in the chest. He died two days later, with Theo at his side. His last words were: "The sadness will last forever".  

9. Quiz • What was his brother called? • Theo • What were van Gogh’s favorite colours? • Orange and yellow • How many paintings did Vincent sell during his life? • One • In which country was the episode of Dr. Who about van Gogh filmed? • Croatia • Where is the painting “The Red Vineyard” kept? • Russia

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