Vincent Van Gogh

In honor of a dead artist; by Kennedy and Josh

Van Gogh Biography

• Born March 30, 1853

• Raised in Groot-Zundert, Holland

• Son of a Dutch Protestant minister Theodorus Van Gogh(1822-1885) and Anna Cornelia nee Carbentus(1819-1907)

• Studied theology

• At age 27 he shows commitment for art when deciding to live with his bother Theo

1881Road with Willows and Man

1882

Old man Man with top hat

Van Gogh Biography

• 1885 Now living in Paris, France with his brother Theo; an art dealer and influence on Vincent

• Theo introduced many values of art towards Vincent encouraging him to create and learn from the great artists of the time

1885

Peasants planting potatoes

Still life potatoes

Portrait of woman with white bonnet

1886

Still life bowl with daisies

1887

1888 Sunflowers The old mill

Saintes MariesThe Harvest

1888Joseph Roulin Armand Roulin

Patience Escalier

Van Gogh Biography

• 1889 he moved to Arles, France to study under Paul Gauguin

• Conflict interfered as a battle of being precise versus abstract

• Mentally unstable and upset he sliced a portion of his ear then delivered it to a prostitute over the argument

1889

1889

Starry Night

1889

Corridor St. Paul Asylum Self Portrait

Van Gogh Biography

• Realizing his instability he admits himself to Saint-Paul-de-Mausole; an asylum in Saint-Remy continuing his work supervised

• Most of his well known work came from this period

• Mostly encouraged by a Psychologist, Dr. Gachet, to continue his work and creating his most popular works we all enjoy

1890

1890

Van Gogh Biography• Van Gogh suffered heavy depression and

in July of 1890 he shot himself

• Other signs of heavy sunstroke, lead poisoning from his paint, bipolar disorder, and temporal lobe epilepsy may have contributed towards his death and work of art

Van Gogh Biography

• Hypergraphia is a known side effect to those who have mania and epilepsy indicating why Vincent Van Gogh may have written so many letters in his time

• His letters are remembered for others to envision him for his passion on art explaining deepest feelings to create

“You must not take it amiss,

if I write you again it’s only to tell you

that painting is such a joy to me.”

Your loving brother,

Vincent (Van Gogh)

Sources

• LIVING WITH ART

• Vangoghgallery.com

• Timelineofarthistory.com