Vincent van
Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh
was
a
Dutch
postImpressionist
painter
whose work, notable for its
rough beauty, emotional
honesty, and bold color,
had
a
far-reaching
influence on 20th-century
art. After years of painful
anxiety and frequent bouts
of mental illness, he died at
the age of 37 from a selfinflicted gunshot wound.
His work was then known
to only a handful of people
and appreciated by fewer
still.
Van Gogh loved art from an early age. He
began to draw as a child, and he continued
making drawings throughout the years
leading to his decision to become an artist.
He did not begin painting until his late
twenties, completing many of his bestknown works during his last two years. In
just over a decade, he produced more than
2,000 artworks, consisting of around 900
paintings and 1,100 drawings and
sketches. His work included self portraits,
landscapes, still lifes of flowers, portraits
and paintings of cypresses, wheat fields
and sunflowers.
Portraits
From left to right:
Le Zouave
L'Arlesienne: Madame Ginoux with Books
La Mousmé
Patience Escalier
Simple at first glance
"Sunflowers" in no way is
the traditional still-life. A
simple vase and flowers,
drawn thick strokes, seem to
be convex, the game shades
of yellow and brown reflects
a painful. Amazing for the
fledgling expression of the
opinion of the surrounding
world,
transmitting
the
artistic genius of the beauty
of simple things, in the full
sense is characteristic of Van
Gogh.
One of the last works of Van
Gogh, "Self-portrait with pipe
and a bandage on his ear,
was created them already at
the point of mental illness, in
the years of the life in Arles.
During one of the attacks of
rage, he threw himself on
Gauguin, who was friends
with, with a razor, and then in
a fit of remorse the same
razor cut off his ear, which
sealed in an envelope and
sent to one of the local
brothel.
He soon returned to normal life
and once again began to draw; in
his works of that time it is
impossible to detect any trace of
insanity. "Self-portrait with pipe
and a bandage on his ear", created
in February, 1889., can be called
truly a masterpiece of objectivity.
In this picture are obvious art the
strength of his talent and clarity of
mind. The gray-blue tone of the
eyes, a look which is full of grief, is
reinforced by an orange-red
background. This self-portrait
shows the highest level of skill and
sincerity of the artist: he displays
himself as he is, tired, confused
man.
Night terrace
cafe (1888)
The presentation made by
Nastya Gulakova
Grade 10