VINCENT VAN GOGH1853-1890

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IntroductionSelf Portrait, 1889 5Background Information 5

Most Famous/Most PopularStarry Night, 1889 6Sunflowers, 1888 6The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night, 1888 7Blossoming Almond Tree, 1890 7Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888 8Houses at Auvers, 1890 8Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 9Olive Trees, 1889 9Red Vineyard, 1889 10Church at Auvers, 1890 10Irises, 1889 11Self Portrait, 1886-1887 11

Scenes from Van Gogh's Daily LifeVincent's House in Arles (The Yellow House), 1888 12Paris Seen from Van Gogh's Room in the Rue Lepic, 1887 12Bedroom at Arles, 1889 13

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Compare and ContrastBedroom at Arles, 1889 13Two Peasant Women Digging Potatoes, 1885 14Two Peasant Women in Field with Snow, 1890 14Clogs & Pots, 1884 15Blue Enamel Coffeepot, Earthenware, and Fruit, 1888 15Five Bottles, 1884 16Drawing Board, Pipe, Onions, and Sealing Wax, 1889 16Earthen Bowl and Pears, 1885 17Lemons on a Plate, 1887 17Three Pairs of Shoes, 1886 18A Pair of Shoes, 1888 18Bible, 1885 19Open Bible, 1885 19Three Books, 1887 20French Novels and A Rose, 1887 20

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City, Town, and Village ScenesTrinquetaille Bridge 1888 21View of Amsterdam from Central Station, 1885 21Interior of a Restaurant, 1887 22Interior of a Restaurant in Arles, 1888 22Seine with the Pont de la Grande Jatte, 1887 23Seine Bridge at Asnieres, 1887 23Terrace of a Cafe on Montmartre La Guinguette, 1886 24Restaurant de la Sirene at Asnieres, 1887 24Street in Saintes-Maries, 1888 25Street Scene in Montmartre Le Moulin A Poivre, 1887 25Entrance to Public Park in Arles, 1888 26In the Jardin du Luxembourg, 1886 26View of Auvers, 1890 27View of Auvers with Church, 1890 27View of Montmartre with Windmills, 1886 28Factories at Asnieres, 1887 28Tree and Man in front of the Asylum of St. Paul, St. Remy, 1889 29Auvers Town Hall, July 14, 1890, 1890 29Montmartre, Paris, 1886 30Tarascon Diligence, 1888 30

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LandscapesHarvest Landscape, 1888 31Valley with Ploughman Seen from Above 31Green Wheat Fields, 1890 32Wheat Field with Sheaves, 1888 32Farmhouses in Wheat Field Near Arles, 1888 33Sunset Wheat Fields Near Arles, 1888 33Landscape Under a Stormy Sky, 1888 34Wheat Fields at Auvers Under Couded Sky, 1890 34Landscape with Carriage and Train, 1890 35Railway Carriages, 1888 35Study of Pine Trees, 1889 36Trees and Undergrowth, 1887 36

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PeoplePortrait of the Artist's Mother, 1888 37Baby Marcelle Roulin, 1888 37Portrait of a One-Eyed Man, 1888 38The Schoolboy, 1888 38Old Man in Sorrow, 1890 39Two Children, 1890 39Peasant Couple Going to Work, 1890 40Noon Rest From Work, 1890 40Portrait of a Young Peasant, 1889 41The Potato-Eaters, 1885 41The Novel Reader, 1888 42Olive Picking, 1889 42The Spinner, 1889 43The Shepherdess, 1889 43Sheep Shearers, 1889 44Reaper with Sickle, 1889 44The Sower, 1888 45The Sower, Outskirts of Arles in Background, 1888 45The Road Menders, 1889 46The Caravans, Gypsy camp Near Arles, 1888 46

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MiscellaneousCows, 1890 47Crab on its Back, 1889 47Two Rats, 1884 48Vase with Gladioli, 1886 48Ward in the Hospital in Arles, 1889 49Interior of the Restaurant Carrel in Arles, 1888 49Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889 50Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, 1889 50

Quotations 51

Discussion Questions 52

Links 52

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Self Portrait1889

VINCENT VAN GOGH1853-1890

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter. Although today his art is well liked by many, during his lifetime his art was criticized and mocked. He painted over 800 paintings in 10 years but only sold one painting.

Van Gogh's paintings are known for his wild brush strokes and vivid colors.

Dutch: a person born in the Netherlands (commonly known as Holland).

post: after, later than

impressionism: A style of painting from France during the 1870s which recreates the artist's impression of a scene. It is characterized by indistinct outlines and small brushstrokes of different colors, which the eye blends at a distance. Soft, pastel colors appear frequently in impressionist paintings.

To see more Van Gogh's work, go to the following sites:

http://www.sesan.org/vangoghalbum/index.html

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting/

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Sunflowers1888

Starry Night1889

Van Gogh's most famous painting.