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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Self-Portrait, 1887. Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, 1888. Who Was Van Gogh?. A Dutch Post Impressionist artist A poor artist who was born in the Netherlands and later lived in France from 1853 to 1891.

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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

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  1. Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Self-Portrait, 1887 Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, 1888

  2. Who Was Van Gogh? • A Dutch Post Impressionist artist • A poor artist who was born in the Netherlands and later lived in France from 1853 to 1891. • He tried many different jobs before becoming a artist: Art dealer, minister, and bookkeeper. • He never sold a painting in his life, but is now one of the most famous painters in the world. And his art work sells for up to as much as $82.5 million.

  3. Post Impressionism Van Gogh was influenced by Paul Gauguin. Gauguin was a leader of Post Impressionism. • Intense colors • Apply paint thick • Visible brushstrokes

  4. Sunflowers • Vincent began painting sunflowers to decorate his friend, Gauguin's, bedroom. • The majority of Van Gogh's sunflowers in vases were created in Arles, France during 1888-1889. • He wanted to show the stages and life of sunflowers.

  5. What is the different about these two paintings? Artist: Diego Rivera Artist: Vincent Van Gogh

  6. Which sunflower painting do you like better? Why? #1 #2

  7. Color What warm colors do you see? What cool colors do you see?There are neutral colors in this painting, too. Can you find them? http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html

  8. Tint=Mixing white with a hue (or a color) to make it appear lighter. Shade=Mixing black with a hue to make it appear darker. What is a tint/shade? http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html

  9. Positive Space=The space occupied by and object. Negative Space=The space around an object. http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html Space What is the positive space? What is the negative space?

  10. References References • http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ • www.google.com • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh • http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ • www.google.com • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh • http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html

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