Vincent Van Gogh

Painter

1853-1890

Vincent Willem van Gogh

Born March 30, 1853 in the Netherlands

Son of a minister

Fails as art dealer-doesn’t like art as commodity

Also fails being a religious missionary

Marriage proposal(s) turned down

Returns home to live with his parents

Moves to Brussels and studies at Royal Academy of Art

Starts painting in his late twenties

Uses earth tone colors

Moves to Paris in 1886 & discovers Impressionists– painters who use bright colors, a lot of light, and small brush strokes

The Potato Eaters

1885

Moves to south France (Arles)

Begins to use bright beautiful colors & light

Creates some of most famous works as décor for his “Yellow House”

His style is unique- swirls, spirals, bold colors, movement

The Church at Auvers (1890)

The Yellow House, 1888

Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889)

The Starry Night (1889)

He painted many self-

portraits.

Van Gogh loved to paint

sunflowers!

Last paintings are turbulent and intense

Van Gogh died in July 1890 at the age of 37

Wheat Field with Crows (1890)

Art Project-

sunflower painting

Use oil pastels to paint

a vase and sunflowers

on construction paper

Use Black to paint the

vase first

Paint the center of the

flowers next

Then paint the stems,

petals, and leaves

Paint the table line

last.

This presentation is

based on a version

found at

fieldartdiscovery.com.

Thanks to Art

Discovery at Field

School!