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Vincent van Gogh

1853 – 1890

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Van Gogh loved art from an early age.

• Vincent

age 13

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He did not begin painting until his late twenties.

•  In 1885, he painted his first major work The Potato Eaters.

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 He moved to Paris and discovered the Impressionists. His work grew brighter in

color.

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Vincent developed a unique and highly

recognizable style.

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The Yellow House, 1888

• Van Gogh painted many of his famous paintings here to “decorate” his walls.

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Bedroom in Arles, 1888

• He made several sketches for the painting he simply titled, The Bedroom.

• There are at least 3 different but similar paintings.

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Van Gogh sent sketches to his brother Theo.

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Each one is different.

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How are these 2 alike?How are these 2 different?

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Vincent had a unique way of seeing everyday objects. Here, Vincent has painted a chair from his room.

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Here, Vincent has painted a chair from his artist friend Paul Gaugin’s chair.

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How are they alike?

How are they different?

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Cafe Terrace at Night , 1888

• This café was close to the yellow house.

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The Night Café, 1888

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Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888, was also painted at the yellow house.

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Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers,1888

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Vincent’s sunflowers are some of his most famous paintings.

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The artist Paul Gaugin came to live and paint with Vincent in the little yellow house.

• This is a painting of Vincent painting sunflowers, painted by his friend Paul Gaugin in 1888.

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Vincent and Paul did not get along.

One day they had a huge quarrel that ended in Vincent

cutting off the lower part of his ear in frustration and

anger.

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In some of his self-portraits you can even see his bandaged ear.

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Vincent created dozens of self-

portraits.

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Van Gogh's self-portraits

show his face as it appeared in

the mirror. 

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After his argument with Gaugin, Van Gogh was taken to a mental hospital to recover.

• He was given a room at the hospital to use as his painting studio.

• The Sower, 1888

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Some paintings from this time show swirls of color, like The Starry Night , one of his most

famous.

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• Vincent painted one of his doctors.

• Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890

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While in the hospital he painted the gardens around him.

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Wheat Field with Crows, is one of his last paintings. Its sad, haunting, feeling often causes

people to believe it was his last painting.

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Vincent Van Gogh suffered from severe

mental illness his entire life. On July 27, 1890,at age 37 he took

his own life.This is his last self-

portrait that he gave as

a gift to his mother.

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His brother Theo was so upset

losing his brother, he died only 6 months later.

They are buried side by side.

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 Vincent died almost unknown. By the mid 20th century he was

seen as one of the greatest painters in

history!

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Van Gogh's paintings are the world's most expensive paintings ever sold. Several have

sold for over $100 million!