Vincent Van Gogh Biography
Vincent Willem van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh was born March 30, 1853. He was born in Grout-Zundert Netherlands. He was a post-impressionist painter. He is commonly known as van Gogh. He was highly influenced by 20th century art (Vincent van Gogh, 2015). His works are known for their beauty, emotion, and color. He struggled with mental illness and was poor and unknown his whole life (Van Gogh’s Works, 2002-2015). He was very intelligent and even spoke four languages. He spoke French, English, German, and Dutch. Van Gogh died of a self-inflected gun shot on July, 29, 1890 at the age of 37(Vincent van Gogh, 2015). Van Gogh was born to parents, Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelina Carbentus. His father was a country minister and his mother …show more content…
It is an oil painting. He wanted to finish his first masterpiece to gain a good reputation as an artist. The painting is of five people sitting around a table eating potatoes. There are four women and one man. The painting is relatively dark and intense. The only light is coming from an oil lamp. One woman is pouring coffee. The table is weathered, there is a window, and a picture hanging on the wall, making it seem like they live there. This painting was never popular in his lifetime but it is very popular today (Van Gogh Potato Eater, …show more content…
He painted from the view from the east facing window of his asylum room. The painting is of the night sky with swirling clouds, stars shimmering, and a big crescent moon, down the hill on the horizon is a small town. There is a peaceful essence from the structures. The cool dark colors and the fiery windows spark warm memories of what exists in the night of the dark starry skies. There is a large dark structure, it is possibly a mountain or a large leafy bush. This painting has risen to the peak of artistic achievements (Van Gogh Starry Nights,
Vincent Willem van Gogh was born March 30, 1853. He was born in Grout-Zundert Netherlands. He was a post-impressionist painter. He is commonly known as van Gogh. He was highly influenced by 20th century art (Vincent van Gogh, 2015). His works are known for their beauty, emotion, and color. He struggled with mental illness and was poor and unknown his whole life (Van Gogh’s Works, 2002-2015). He was very intelligent and even spoke four languages. He spoke French, English, German, and Dutch. Van Gogh died of a self-inflected gun shot on July, 29, 1890 at the age of 37(Vincent van Gogh, 2015). Van Gogh was born to parents, Theodorus van Gogh and Anna Cornelina Carbentus. His father was a country minister and his mother …show more content…
It is an oil painting. He wanted to finish his first masterpiece to gain a good reputation as an artist. The painting is of five people sitting around a table eating potatoes. There are four women and one man. The painting is relatively dark and intense. The only light is coming from an oil lamp. One woman is pouring coffee. The table is weathered, there is a window, and a picture hanging on the wall, making it seem like they live there. This painting was never popular in his lifetime but it is very popular today (Van Gogh Potato Eater, …show more content…
He painted from the view from the east facing window of his asylum room. The painting is of the night sky with swirling clouds, stars shimmering, and a big crescent moon, down the hill on the horizon is a small town. There is a peaceful essence from the structures. The cool dark colors and the fiery windows spark warm memories of what exists in the night of the dark starry skies. There is a large dark structure, it is possibly a mountain or a large leafy bush. This painting has risen to the peak of artistic achievements (Van Gogh Starry Nights,