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'''Vincent Willem van Gogh''' (Groot-Zundert, [[Holland]] 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, [[France]] 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. In Paris he met [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Claude Monet|Monet]], and [[Paul Gauguin]], the latter shared living quarters with van Gogh in Arles for a scant nine weeks until the quarrels between the two impetuous painters spelled the end of their close collaboration.   
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'''Vincent Willem van Gogh''' (Groot-Zundert, [[Holland]], 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, [[France]], 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. In Paris he met [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Claude Monet]], and [[Paul Gauguin]]; the latter shared living quarters with van Gogh in Arles for a scant nine weeks until the quarrels between the two impetuous painters spelled the end of their close collaboration.   
 
{{cquote|''I can’t change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture''}}
 
{{cquote|''I can’t change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture''}}
  
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Van Gogh is noted for his thick applications of paint, his "Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers" is quite notable for his use of paint straight from the tube with minor brush work to smooth the edges of the dollops of medium. More brilliant still was the use of this technique to create texture in a supposedly two dimensional medium, so that the paintings were part painting and part sculpture as in "[http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0612.htm Starry Night]".
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Van Gogh is noted for his thick applications of paint, his ''Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers'' is quite notable for his use of paint straight from the tube with minor brush work to smooth the edges of the dollops of medium. More brilliant still was the use of this technique to create texture in a supposedly two dimensional medium, so that the paintings were part painting and part sculpture as in ''[http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0612.htm Starry Night]''.
 
== Works ==
 
== Works ==
  
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The works of his early Dutch period are somber-toned, genre paintings of which the most famous is ''"[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Van_Gogh_The_Potato-Eaters.jpg The Potato Eaters]".'' ''View of Paris from Montmartre, Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic, Terrace of the Cafè "La Guinguuette"'' and others are based on a typical [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] interpretation. Vincent van Gogh painted several pictures using the techniques of [[Pointillism]], e. g. The ''Vase with Daisies and Anemones.'' Among his last works are religious works after Delacroix, ''Pietà'' and ''Good Samaritan'', the masterpiece ''The Church in Auvers'', multiple landscapes and portraits.
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The works of his early Dutch period are somber-toned, genre paintings of which the most famous is ''[http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Van_Gogh_The_Potato-Eaters.jpg The Potato Eaters]''. ''View of Paris from Montmartre'', ''Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic'', ''Terrace of the Café "La Guinguette"'' and others are based on a typical [[Impressionism|Impressionist]] interpretation. Vincent van Gogh painted several pictures using the techniques of [[Pointillism]], e.g., ''Vase with Daisies and Anemones''. Among his last works are religious works after Delacroix, ''The Pietà'' and ''The Good Samaritan'', the masterpiece ''The Church in Auvers'', and multiple landscapes and portraits.
  
 
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Image:Van Gogh Montmartre Paris.jpg|"Montmartre Paris"
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Image:Van Gogh Montmartre Paris.jpg|''Montmartre Paris''
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Image:Van Gogh Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic.jpg|"Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic"
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Image:Van Gogh Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic.jpg|''Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic''
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Image:Van Gogh The Caravans, Gypsy Camp near Arles.jpg|"The Caravans, Gypsy Camp near Arles"
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Image:Van Gogh The Caravans, Gypsy Camp near Arles.jpg|''The Caravans, Gypsy Camp near Arles''
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Image:Van Gogh The All-Knight Café at Arles.jpg|"The All-Knight Café at Arles"
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Image:Van Gogh The All-Knight Café at Arles.jpg|''The All-Night Café at Arles''
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Image:Van Gogh Le Moulin de la Galette.jpg|"Le Moulin de la Galette"
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Image:Van Gogh Le Moulin de la Galette.jpg|''Le Moulin de la Galette''
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Image:Van Gogh Still Life with Mackerels, Lemons and Tomatoes.jpg|"Still Life with Mackerels, Lemons and Tomatoes"
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Image:Van Gogh Still Life with Mackerels, Lemons and Tomatoes.jpg|''Still Life with Mackerels, Lemons and Tomatoes''
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Image:Van Gogh Vase with Daisies and Anemones.jpg|"Vase with Daisies and Anemones"
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Image:Van Gogh Vase with Daisies and Anemones.jpg|''Vase with Daisies and Anemones''
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Image:Van Gogh The Church in Auvers.jpg|"The Church in Auvers"
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Image:Van Gogh The Church in Auvers.jpg|''The Church in Auvers''
 
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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (Groot-Zundert, Holland, 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, France, 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. In Paris he met Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, and Paul Gauguin; the latter shared living quarters with van Gogh in Arles for a scant nine weeks until the quarrels between the two impetuous painters spelled the end of their close collaboration.

“ I can’t change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture ”

Van Gogh is noted for his thick applications of paint, his Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers is quite notable for his use of paint straight from the tube with minor brush work to smooth the edges of the dollops of medium. More brilliant still was the use of this technique to create texture in a supposedly two dimensional medium, so that the paintings were part painting and part sculpture as in Starry Night.

Works

The works of his early Dutch period are somber-toned, genre paintings of which the most famous is The Potato Eaters. View of Paris from Montmartre, Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic, Terrace of the Café "La Guinguette" and others are based on a typical Impressionist interpretation. Vincent van Gogh painted several pictures using the techniques of Pointillism, e.g., Vase with Daisies and Anemones. Among his last works are religious works after Delacroix, The Pietà and The Good Samaritan, the masterpiece The Church in Auvers, and multiple landscapes and portraits.

  • Montmartre Paris

  • Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic

  • The Caravans, Gypsy Camp near Arles

  • The All-Night Café at Arles

  • Le Moulin de la Galette

  • Still Life with Mackerels, Lemons and Tomatoes

  • Vase with Daisies and Anemones

  • The Church in Auvers

See also

External links

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