He painted it at the asylum in St Remy. There are no records of the time it took, but we know Vincent painted very fast in his last years, so no more than a few days.
Vincent did not tell us.
Van Gogh was struggling, as all artists do, with a particular area of artistic achievement. In this case, he was trying to capture a simplicity, a power, and perhaps a message, from the natural world. This is something he perceived within the scene of that starry night reflecting in the river, and he wished to make it plain for others to see, as well. He was applying "the end justifies the means," and if that meant a simplistic, surrealistic, even garish piece of art work, it didn't matter as long as his message was conveyed successfully.
He did not tell us, but in the last few months he made one painting every day.
He made seven Sunflower paintings. He did not record the time spent on ech one.
First in Holland and Belgium.Then in France: Paris, Arles, S:t Rémy, Auvers.In Holland, Belgium and France. Most of the time in France.
Vincent did not tell us.
Van Gogh was struggling, as all artists do, with a particular area of artistic achievement. In this case, he was trying to capture a simplicity, a power, and perhaps a message, from the natural world. This is something he perceived within the scene of that starry night reflecting in the river, and he wished to make it plain for others to see, as well. He was applying "the end justifies the means," and if that meant a simplistic, surrealistic, even garish piece of art work, it didn't matter as long as his message was conveyed successfully.
He did not tell us, but in the last few months he made one painting every day.
Sometimes it takes over night.
He made seven Sunflower paintings. He did not record the time spent on ech one.
First in Holland and Belgium.Then in France: Paris, Arles, S:t Rémy, Auvers.In Holland, Belgium and France. Most of the time in France.
There is no exact answer available. It seems, though, that in the last few weeks of his life he averaged 2 paintings every 3 days!
The question is a little vague. Oil painting as opposed to watercolors or painting in gerneral? Art, whether it's painting, dance, or music, is a form of self expression. His art was a way to show the world as he perceived it.
For about eight years.
Just 9 years.
He was a professional painter for 8 years.
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