Vincent Van Gogh a warm heart Dutch Post-Impressionist artist

by Humberto Fernán Mandirola Brieux

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Vincent Van Gogh a warm heart

Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.

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Vincent Van Gogh a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. He was born in Zundert, The Netherlands on March 30 ,1853 and he died on July 29 ,1890 at the age of 37

His painting are one of the most treasure object in the world today.

Vincent went to school in Zevenbergen and studied French,

English and German , he spooked four languages and he

was well-read. Due to family financial difficulties, at the age

of 15 he was forced to leave school and to go to work. He

worked hard as a digger, then he became a missionary

worker in a very poor mining region in The Netherlands and

afterwards he worked in a big French art dealers company

“Goupil & Co” in The Hague, Holland.

He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880 at

the age of 27. Van Gogh was the son of Anna Carbentus and

Theodorus Van Gogh, who was a minister of the Dutch

Reformed Church.

Conscience is a man's compass.

Vincent Van Gogh

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

Vincent Van Gogh

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His production is divided in 6 Periods from 1880 to 1890: In only 10 years he

produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings

and sketches. .

2.Nuenen (1883–1885)

3.Paris (1886–1888) In Paris, Van Gogh was influenced

by the work of other artists.

4.Arles (February 1888 – May 1889) In Arles,

Van Gogh was inspired by the colors of the French countryside.

5.Saint-Rémy (May 1889– May 1890)

In Saint-Rémy , Van Gogh was very sick.

6.Auvers-sur-Oise (May – July 1890)

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1.Earliest Paintings in different cities (1880–1883)

In Netherlands (1880-1885) 5 years - sombre colours

In France (1886-1890) 5 years - bright colours

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The Netherlands - Zundert - Nuenen - Etten - The Hague

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Earliest Paintings in Netherlands (1880 -1883)

Boy Cutting Grass with a Sickle

Painted in Etten: October, 1881 Beach at Scheveningen in Stormy Weather

The Hague: August, 1882

Initially Van Gogh worked only with sombre colours, until he

encountered Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris.

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Nuenen (1883–1885) sombre colours

Two Peasant Women Digging

Nuenen: July, 1885 The Potato Eaters

Nuenen: April, 1885

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Paris (1886–1888) In Paris, Van Gogh was influenced by the work of other artists.

In Fernand Cormons’ atelier, he met Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He also met Emile

Bernard, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro and Paul Signac at that time.

Van Gogh's palette comes alive. Bright colors

Vase with Red Poppies in Summer, 1886

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Self-Portrait Winter 1887-88

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Arles (February 1888 – May 1889) In Arles, Van Gogh

was inspired by the colors of the French countryside.

Harvest at La Crau, June, 1888

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Still Life: Vase with

Fourteen

Sunflowers, Agust, 1888

Vase with Sunflowers-series

This was the most productive

period of Van Gogh

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Old drawbridge painted by Vincent Van Gogh, which currently gets

its name, Vincent Van Gogh Bridge. The bridge is preserved as

then in Arles.

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Arles (February 1888 – May 1889)

My Room:1888

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Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum,

Arles, at Night, September, 1888

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At left you can see Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum in

Arles

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Hôtel-Dieu ( 'Residence of God' has was called Hospital at the time)

where Van Gogh was taken when he cut off his ear.. there painted this

picture

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Starry Night

was painted

while Vincent

was in the

asylum at

Saint-Rémy

and his

behavior was

very erratic at

the time, due

to the severity

of his attacks

.

Unlike most

of Van Gogh's

works, Starry

Night was

painted from

memory and

not outdoors as

was Vincent's

preference.

Music: by Don Mc Clean

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View of the river Rhone in Arles there he painted one of his

most famous pictures.. Starry Night over the Rhone

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He painted from here painted the yellow house, the house

was destroyed during the war in a German bombing.

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This would be the location of the yellow house in Arles

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St.Remy Asylum: where he was interned with an outbreak of esquisofrenia

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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)

20 Wheat Field with Cypresses Saint-Rémy: Early September, 1889

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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)

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Champ de blé aux corbeaux - Wheat field with crows 1889

Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)

(Fleurs-de-Lis) Irisis, Painting, Oil on Canvas Saint-Rémy, France: May, 1889 The National Flower of France is the stylised Lily. Even the Iris is supposed to be the flower emblem of France.

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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)

Still Life: Vase with Irises Against a Yellow Background

Painting, Oil on Canvas Saint-Rémy: May, 1890

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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)

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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)

Saint-Rémy Hospital 1889

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Vincent had never money

paid, often he paied his

drinks and the doctors who

attended him with his paint.

In fact many of his

paintings were in the hands

of his doctor.

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Auvers-sur-Oise (May–July 1890)

Portrait of Doctor Gachet, June, 1890: (bidding;

auction; sale ).

This pictures in an auction fetched a record

price of $82.5 million in 1990. This is

incredible for a person who couldn't sell any

picture during his life.

Portrait of Doctor Gachet, (2nd version)

June, 1890. There are two authentic

versions of this portrait.

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Auvers-sur-Oise (May–July 1890)

Church of Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890

Thatched Cottages at Cordeville, June, 1890

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Saint-Rémy. 1890.

The old man afflicted,

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Theodorus "Theo" Van Gogh

Was a sharp-witted and enlightening Brother

We would all like to have a brother like Theo

(1 May 1857 – 25 January 1891)

He was a successful art dealer.

He was the youngest brother of Vincent van Gogh.

Theo's unfailing financial support allowed his

brother to devote himself entirely to painting.

Theo always accompanied and helped Vincent.

Theo admired his elder brother, probably he was the only one who

admired Vincent in his lifetime. But communicating with him

proved to be difficult, even before Vincent opted to follow his

artistic vocation. Theo was often concerned about Vincent's mental

condition and he was among the few who understood his brother.

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Medical records

Van Gogh cut off the lobe of his left ear during some sort of seizure

on 24 December 1888. Mental problems afflicted him, particularly in

the last few years of his life. During some of these periods he did not

paint or was not allowed to. There has been much debate over the

years as to the source of Van Gogh's mental illness and its effect on his

work. Over 150 psychiatrists have attempted to label his illness, and

some 30 different diagnoses have been suggested.

Vincent van Gogh's medical condition Diagnoses which have been put

forward include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, syphilis, poisoning

from swallowed paints, temporal lobe epilepsy and acute intermittent

porphyria. Any of these could have been the culprit and been

aggravated by malnutrition, overwork, insomnia, and a fondness for

alcohol, and absinthe in particular.

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Medical records

Still Life with Absinthe (1887)Medical theories have even been proposed

to explain Van Gogh's use of the colour yellow. One theory holds

that Van Gogh's colour vision might have been affected by his love

of absinthe, a liquor that contains a neurotoxin called thujone. High

doses of thujone can cause xanthopsia: seeing objects in yellow.

However, a 1991 study indicated that an absinthe drinker would

become unconscious from the alcohol content long before consuming

enough thujone to develop yellow vision. Another theory suggests that

Dr. Gachet might have prescribed digitalis to Van Gogh as a treatment

for epilepsy. There is no direct evidence that he ever took digitalis, but

he did paint Gachet with some cut flower stalks of Common Foxglove,

the plant from which the drug is derived. Those who take large doses

of digitalis often report yellow-tinted vision or yellow spots

surrounded by coronas (like those in the The Starry Night) and

changes in overall colour perception.

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Medical records

A recently proposed illness is lead poisoning. The paints he

used were lead-based, and one of the symptoms of lead

poisoning results in a swelling of the retina, which may have

led to the halo effect seen in many of Van Gogh's later works.

It has been suggested that Van Gogh suffered from the brain

disorder hypergraphia. This is a manifestation of another

disorder that appears as a near constant, overwhelming

urge to write. The disorders it is most commonly associated

with are mania and epilepsy

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Summary of his medical records: Most of his best-known works were

produced in the final two years of his life, during which time he cut off part of his left ear

following a breakdown in his friendship with Paul Gauguin.

•Diseases:

•Schizophrenia,

•bipolar disorder,

•syphilis, gonorrhea ,

•poisoning from swallowed paints, (lead-plumbum).,

•temporal lobe epilepsy ,

•acute intermittent porphyria ,

•Ménière's disease,

•Sunstroke

•been aggravated by:

•malnutrition,

•overwork,

•insomnia, and

• a fondness

•for alcohol, and absinthe. •absinthe is a liquor that contains a neurotoxin called thujone. High doses of

thujone can cause xanthopsia: seeing objects in yellow. (colour vision might have

been affected) .

•He suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness.

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The death of Vincent Van Gogh

The popular belief is that he shot himself in the chest.

A new theory on the death is that he did not commit suicide and was in

fact shot by a teenage boy.

The theory contradicts the accepted version of events, which holds that

Van Gogh shot himself in a field in France.

Staggering more than a mile back to an inn where he was staying. Before

dying 30 hours later, he was asked if he meant to commit suicide, and

said: "Yes I believe so".

But this does not explain why the easel and brushes that he had taken to

the fields with him that day, not to mention a gun, were never found,

and nor was a suicide note.

Van Gogh didn't accuse the boy of shooting him because he welcomed

death and didn't want the teenager to be punished.

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The death of Vincent Van Gogh

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I have a very deep admiration for this big man and his

brother, for his life as a beggar, for his brilliant art and his

greatness.

Even in his death on which preferred to go through a

suicide (which he detested) before the friend child was

blamed to kill him.

The greatest of this man only God can judge.

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Van Gogh died in 1890 aged 37. Burial and graves with Theo in Auvers-sur-Oise

Town Cemetery. All moments together, and so much more. A life so profoundly

troubled and at the same time such incredible beauty.

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L’Auberge

Ravoux, in

Auvers-sur-Oise,

where Vincent

Van Gogh spent

his final months

and where he

died. It is now a

restaurant.

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Sightseeing, walking in Madero Harbor with

aunt Sonia & aunt Adela

Bibliography, taken from these sources:

http://www.vangoghgallery.com

http://www.vincentvangoghart.net

http://www.holland.nl/uk/holland/culture/vincent_van_gogh.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh's_medical_condition

http://virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofart/hallofdutchart/vangoghvi

ncent.com

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8830739/New-

book-claims-Vincent-Van-Gogh-did-not-commit-suicide.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5bEyoPO34&feature=relmfu

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Thank you ….

for your attention

Dr. Humberto F. Mandirola Brieux

Email hmandirola@biocom.com

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