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Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh is a renowned post-Impressionist painter who was recognized only after his death at the age of 37. He is now widely regarded as one of the greatest painters in history.
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The reason I want to know because I have a carved or engraved on wood and the way of engraving looks similar to the way he paints , it is for Mary and Jesus after HE was hanged no date or name on it
How long did it take Van Gogh's paintings to dry?
A day or so- oil paint takes a very long time to dry
Who were influenced by Vincent van Gogh?
Dutch painter, who exemplified the idea of artist as tortured genius. His paintings are characterized by thick brush strokes, brilliant colors, and jagged lines, through which Van Gogh expressed his emotional response to his subjects rather than providing an accurate description of them.
And thus he influenced the expressionists.
This said, I'd personally say he influenced many more different artists than mentioned above. let's say most every other different artists style and techniques used by many individual artists after Vincent's appearance and disappearance in this MFA world of ours. Vincent had come a long ways in this field, especially after being known to most art appreciators as a real failure in the arts along with all the other odd jobs he was known to fail at also. These supposed ten years Vincent was known to produce art before committing suicide, thanks to his brother Theo his partner and art dealer, did in fact influence most all of his works of art and let's say all these different artist mentioned in more ways imaginable.
What was Vincent van gogh trying to express in his paintings?
New styles in painting after the impressionists were created by e.g. v Gogh, Gauguin, Emile Bernard and others. Even though they are different from each other they are called post-impressionists.
What is the meaning of The sower by van gogh?
He admired Millet's who had painted a similar painting.
Van Gogh was always on the side of the blue collar worker, for without them where would this world of ours be. They are the ones who sew the seeds while the educated ones learn all the ways to becomes the thieves.
How long did it take for van Gogh to finish 'Sunflowers'?
He made seven Sunflower paintings. He did not record the time spent on ech one.
Which artist first use texture?
Vincent Van Gogh used texture in some of his paintings like for example in The Starry Night.
Answer two:
Texture and layers is typical of painting in general.
Vincent Van Gogh died in an area called Auvers-Sur-Oise, which is on the outskirts of Paris, France. Experts believe he was accidentally shot in the chest and did not die by committing suicide.
What was the only painting Vincent van gogh sold in his lifetime?
Vincent Van Gogh http://www.answers.com/library/Art%20Encyclopedia-cid-34345 Vincent (Willem) van Gogh (b Zundert, 30 March 1853; d Auvers-sur-Oise, 29 July 1890). Dutch painter. His life and work are legendary in the history of 19th- and 20th-century art. In the popular view, van Gogh has become the prototype of the misunderstood, tormented artist, who sold only one work in his lifetime
What medium did van Gogh use in his 'Starry Night' painting?
The Starry Night is an oil-on-canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh.
Starry Night, known as De sterrennacht in Dutch, is a painting by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh painted it in June 1889 of the view at night of his sanitarium room window at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in France.
What did Vincent van Gogh use as media to produce his art work?
Vincent van Gogh worked in oil paint on canvas and/or board.
After training as an art dealer in Amsterdam, Vincent Van Gogh was transferred to London in June 1873, where he lodged at 87 Hackford Road, Brixton and worked at Messrs. Goupil & Co., 17 Southampton Street. This was a happy time for Van Gogh: he was successful at work, and was already, at the age of 20, earning more than his father. After a stint in France, he returned to England to do unpaid work, first as a supply teacher in a small boarding school overlooking the harbor in Ramsgate. When his employer relocated, he returned home to the Netherlands.
What is shape and mass of the Starry Night painting?
he used spirals, for the shapes and lines and used lots of texture to create the mass. especially in the sky. lots of paint and colors were used in this painting to show his emotions, his mood, and how he felt about nature. It has a pantheistic feel to it, considering the importance of nature compared to man.
What sort of life did Vincent van Gogh have?
Van Gogh's style is characterized by bright colors, thick paint, and visible brush strokes. The period or movement he worked in is Expressionism.
Just to add to the above answer. Though van Gogh is considered to be one of the pioneers of Expressionism, he started of as an impressionist and had the influence of impressionism and neo-impressionism early in his career.
Or rather Post-Impressionsm, a forerunner of Expressionism.
Why did Vincent van Gogh want to end his life?
Experts believe that the popular story that Vincent Van Gogh killed himself is actually a myth. Supposedly, he was shot accidentally, and died shortly thereafter.
Vincent Van Gogh died from a gunshot wound suffered two days prior to his death. Although commonly thought to be self-inflicted, experts can not agree if it was an attempted suicide, or an accidental shooting from a local child. What is not debated, however, was Van Gogh's deteriorating mental health and mood, which is believed to be the cause of his supposed suicide attempt.
Van Gogh suffered from Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder. This is a mental illness which has a very high suicide rate.
Nobody really knows why people kill themselves except the person who is dead.
ANSWER 2: Yes.... This is mostly true. BUT he killed himself because 1, possible mental illness, and 2, he thought there is no point in living, and 3, because the above.
He shot himself because he was sad, and thought there was no point in living. He went to a field, then shot himself in the chest with a revolver. Then he walked back to the asylum, stayed untreated for 3 days, then died.
What type of art is starry night by Vincent van gogh?
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.
Why did Vincent cut his ear off?
Vincent van Gogh cut off one of his ears because he had had an argument with one of his friends. The argument may have been whether Paul Gauguin was going to leave Arles, where they had been working together.
It is believed that he cut his left earlobe off December 24, 1888 during some kind of seizure. This took place in Arles (France) when Van Gogh was 35.
Nobody was with Vincent van Gogh when he cut off his ear.
He used a razor (a very sharp kind of knife) to cut it off, he was in deep depression after his friend Paul Gauguin had been mad at him.
Van Gogh suffered from mental illness. He gave the blood-covered part of his ear to a prostitute he knew, not his loved one, which he had none. Later he shot himself and died
Why is Vincent Van Goghs paintings so recognizable?
it is the incredible colours and shape of the inanimate objects
