Vincent Van Gogh

1. A Presentation Created By Mrs. O’Loughlin, Oshkosh Area School District Vincent Van Gogh Click on the boxes below to learn about Vincent van Gogh His Life and His Art Sunflowers Starry Night Portraits Links-Various Link-Vincent’s Drawings Self Portrait with Felt Hat Vincent van Gogh, 1888

2. Main Page • Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853.

3. Main Page Some of Van Gogh’s first Drawings and Watercolor Paintings, 1880’s • When Vincent was 27 years old, he started to paint and draw. • He went to different art schools to learn everything he could about drawing and painting. • Drawing and painting was not easy for Vincent, but he always tried his best at whatever he did.

4. Main Page The Potato-Eaters, April, 1885 • This is one of his early paintings, The Potato Eaters. • The colors in Van Gogh’s early paintings are dark and sad. • In this painting, the family was so poor they had only a few potatoes to eat for dinner. They look tired and not very happy. He wanted everyone to know how hard the lives of the poor people were.

5. Main Page Portrait of Theo van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh's brother), Photograph by Ernest Ladrey, c. 1888 Vincent Van Gogh Moves to Paris • In 1886 Vincent went to live with his brother Theo in Paris. Theo was an art dealer. • In Paris, Theo introduced Vincent to other painters: Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Emile Bernard, and Camille Pissarro. Gauguin Bernard Pissarro Monet Toulouse-Lautrec

6. Main Page Vincent Van Gogh Olive Trees, 1889 • While in Paris Vincent changed his style of painting. • Instead of painting realistic paintings with dark muddy colors he started using bright colors with bold, thick brushstrokes. The Potato-Eaters, April, 1885

7. Main Page The Postman Roulin • We know a lot about how Vincent felt, and why he did certain things, because he was always writing letters, especially to his brother Theo. • Because Vincent was always sending letters he got to know his postman pretty well. He painted many portraits of the postman and his family.

8. Main Page Sunflowers, August 1888, Arles • In the late 1880’s, Vincent moved to a yellow house in a small town called Arles with artist Paul Gauguin. • Before Gauguin arrived, Vincent painted still-lifes of sunflowers to decorate Gauguin’s room.

9. Main Page • Furniture • Vincent was very poor so he only had the essentials. Of course there is a bed and there are also two chairs, in case someone comes to visit. In those days there were no bathrooms. So in order to wash he used a jug of water and a bowl on the bedside table. His towel is close by, hanging from a nail next to the mirror. • Paintings • Vincent spent all his time painting. For him it was unthinkable to live in a place without paintings, so he hung his own work on the walls. One the right-hand side there are two portraits of friends. On the back wall he has a landscape. • Van Gogh’s Style • The paint is very thick and the brushstrokes are laid on top of each other. The Bedroom at Arles, October 1888 Vincent’s Bedroom

10. Main Page • In 1889 Vincent was hospitalized in Saint-Rémy. • He created 150 paintings during the year he stayed at Saint-Rémy. Including this painting…

11. Main Page • Starry Night • Vincent Van Gogh once said, “Looking at the stars always makes me dream.” • Instead of painting the sky exactly as it looks in real life, Van Gogh filled his picture with imagination and emotion. Everything in this scene expresses a feeling. Look into the swirling blue brush-strokes in the sky; the wind seems to be whirling with excitement. The bright starts look like fireworks bursting in the night. Below the dazzling sky, Van Gogh painted a calm, quite town. Full of movement Van Gogh’s painting is alive with energy! Starry Night Links… Fly through Starry Night Animation Starry Night Song and Slideshow of Vincent’s Paintings (Please view content prior to classroom use)

12. Main Page Main Page Crows over the Wheat Field, July 1890 • This may have been Vincent’s last painting. • On July 29th, 1890, Vincent died with brother Theo at his side. • When he died in 1890, he had only sold one painting during his lifetime. It is a fact though that he traded paintings for art supplies, and the dealers sold some of those paintings. He had no idea that he would become so famous, but after his death people began to appreciate his work. One of his paintings sold for $82.5 million. That's the most anyone has ever paid for a painting.

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14. Main Page Vincent Van Gogh • During his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh made over 800 oil paintings and even more drawings.

15. Main Page Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent liked to paint scenes from nature. • These paintings are pictures called landscapes. A landscape is a picture of the land and things found in nature such as trees, fields, hills, forests, water. etc.

16. Main Page This is one of Vincent’s most famous landscapes. Do you recognize this painting?

17. Main Page • Starry Night • Vincent Van Gogh once said, “Looking at the stars always makes me dream.” • Instead of painting the sky exactly as it looks in real life, Van Gogh filled his picture with imagination and emotion. Everything in this scene expresses a feeling. Look into the swirling blue brush-strokes in the sky; the wind seems to be whirling with excitement. The bright starts look like fireworks bursting in the night. Below the dazzling sky, Van Gogh painted a calm, quite town. Full of movement Van Gogh’s painting is alive with energy! Starry Night Links… Fly through Starry Night Animation Starry Night Song and Slideshow of Vincent’s Paintings (Please view content prior to classroom use)

18. Main Page Do you recognize this painting?

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20. Main Page Still-Life • Vincent Van Gogh painted many still-lifes during his lifetime.

21. Main Page What is a Still-Life? • A still-life is a picture of objects that don't move. Often vases, bowls of fruit, bottles, etc. An artist sets up a still-life usually in their studio to do a 'study' of the objects. It may be a drawing or a painting.

22. Main Page Sunflowers • The still-life paintings Vincent Van Gogh is most known for are his paintings of sunflowers. • Vincent made many paintings of sunflowers.

23. Main Page Sunflowers,August 1888 Take a Closer Look

24. Main Page Camille and the Sunflowers Click Here to Read Camille and the Sunflowers

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26. Main Page Vincent Van Gogh • Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous and one of the most tragic artists who every lived. Nothing ever seemed to go right for him and he wasn’t very happy. • He never smiled in his self-portraits. Vincent van Gogh in 1866

27. Main Page Self-Portrait • Vincent Van Gogh made many Self-Portraits during his lifetime.

28. Main Page What is a Self-Portrait? • A self-portrait is a picture that you draw of yourself.

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30. Main Page Other Portraits • Van Gogh also made many Portraits of other people during his lifetime. Pére Tanguy, Winter 1887-88, Paris Portrait of Dr. Gachet,June 1890, Auvers In Paris, Vincent meet Mr.Tanguy. Mr.Tanguy sold art supplies. He tried to help young artists like Vincent by trading materials for paintings. Dr. Gachet was a homeopathic physician and Vincent’s doctor. He was also an amateur painter and friend of many Impressionists. The plant pictured here is foxglove which he used to treat Vincent.

31. Main Page The Postman Roulin • We know a lot about how Vincent felt, and why he did certain things, because he was always writing letters, especially to his brother Theo. • Because Vincent was always sending letters he got to know his postman pretty well. He painted many portraits of the postman and his family.

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33. Main Page Links • www.spanisharts.com • www.artnewsblog.com • www.vangoghgallery.com • Starry Night Animation • http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=starry+night+van+gogh&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&fr2=tab-web&tnr=21&vid=0001148073450 • Starry Night Song • http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=starry+night+van+gogh&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&fr2=tab-web&tnr=21&vid=000166621672

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