Vincent Willem Van Gogh 1853 1890 Biography Born

Vincent Willem Van Gogh 1853 -1890

Biography • Born in the Netherlands 1853 • Post-impressionism • Influenced by Millet, Rubens, and Japanese artists. • Favorite color- yellow. • Subjects-nature and humanity. • Strongly influenced by Dutch masters, i. e. Rembrandt and by impressionist peers • Died in France in 1890, age 37

Training—A Lot of Training • The Hague School, 1880 • The Academy of Fine Arts, 1885 (Antwerp) • Cormon Studio, 1886 -1888 (Paris)- Monet, Russell, Rodin, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec • Arles, France --“Yellow House” artist colony (House of Friends)

Impressionist Timeline Van Gogh

Van Gogh saw things differently

Style • Van Gogh believed colors should be bright and intense, full of expressive colors and lively. • He believed color would continue to sing its own praise and shine in its own glory. • Paintings are often very colorful, often with bright greens and yellows (his favorite color). • These artistic experiments were the basis for Fauvism and Expressionism of the 20 th century. • Vincent loved nature and felt plants and trees should be drawn as if they were human beings. He also said that “People are the root of everything. ”