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Van Gogh Landscapes. Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background , 1889. Self-Portrait, 1887. Who Was Van Gogh?. A Dutch Painter A poor artist who was born in the Netherlands and later lived in France from 1853 to 1891.
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Van Gogh Landscapes Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background, 1889 Self-Portrait, 1887
Who Was Van Gogh? • A Dutch Painter • A poor artist who was born in the Netherlands and later lived in France from 1853 to 1891. • He tried many different jobs before becoming a artist: Art dealer, minister, and bookkeeper. • He never sold a painting in his life, but is now one of the most famous painters in the world. And his art work sells for up to as much as $82.5 million.
Intense Colors Thick Paint Application Visible Brushstrokes Post Impressionism Van Gogh was influenced by Paul Gauguin. Gauguin was a leader of Post Impressionism. Pollard Willows With Setting Sun, 1888
What is the main idea of this painting? The Little Stream, 1890
What is the setting of this painting? Thatched Cottages at Cordeville,1890
How do you feel when you look at these two paintings? Starry Night Over Rhone, 1888 Starry Night, 1889 Grammar Connection: When we describe artwork we are using adjectives.
Space • Foreground: objects in front (largest) • Middle Ground: objects in the middle • Background: objects in the back (smallest) Houses in Auvers, 1890
Color Scheme WARM RedOrange Yellow COOL Green Blue Violet http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
Warm or Cool Starry Night, 1889 Pollard Willows With Setting Sun, 1888
Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 Cypresses,1889
References • http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ • www.google.com • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh • http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html