This document provides information about several paintings by Vincent Van Gogh as well as biographical information about the artist. It includes summaries of 8 paintings with titles and details. It also includes a longer biography of Van Gogh noting that he was born in 1853 and known for paintings like Sunflowers and The Starry Night using vivid colors. It discusses his difficult life and death by suicide in 1890. Additionally, it includes a short personal reflection on why The Starry Night is someone's favorite Van Gogh painting praising its use of color and depiction of a night sky. Finally, it lists some references for more information.

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4. Self-Portrait in
front of the
Easel
1888; 65 x 50.5 cm
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5. Trees in the
Asylum Garden
1889 (260 Kb);
Oil on canvas,
73 x 60 cm (28
3/4 x 23 3/4 in);
Private
collection,
U.S.A.
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6. View of
Arles with
Irises
1888 (140
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cm
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7. First Steps
(after Millet)
1890 (250 Kb);
Oil on canvas,
72.4 x 91.2 cm
(28 1/2 x 35 7/8
in); The
Metropolitan
Museum of Art,
New York
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8. June 1889 (210 Kb); Oil on Canvas, 72 x 92 cm (29 x 36 1/4 in); The
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9. Joseph-
Etienne Roulin
1889 (180 Kb);
Oil on canvas,
66.2 x 55 cm
(26 x 21 5/8 in);
Barnes
Foundation,
Merion, PA
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10. Vincent Van Gogh is a modern artist who
was born on March 30, 1853. He was well-
known for his Sunflowers in a Vase and The
Starry Night paintings. He also was known
for painting with vivid colors and his unique
style of drawing fields.He first started out
with many jobs including art gallery
salesman and preacher. His first painting,
The Potato Eaters, in 1885. Soon after, he
began painting more works of art, but at that
time, he used dark, gloomy colors. It was
only until he discovered the bright Japanese
paintings that he used bright colors.Even
though he was an excellent artist, he wasn’t
very popular at the time. His emotional
outbursts and personal problems made it too
much for him to handle. On July 27, 1890, he
shot himself with a revolver and died two
days later. Even though he had a sad life, we
can all remember him as one of the greatest
artists in history.
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11. My favorite Van Gogh
painting is The Starry Night.
To me, it is the greatest work
of art from him because of
many reasons. I like how he
uses a blue color scheme to
portray a night sky. I also like
how he uses light blue to
make it look like wind is
blowing in the air, and yellow
highlights around the moon
and stars to intensify the look
of brightness. My feelings for
this painting is beautiful and
cozy because this painting
depicts a cozy little town,
down below and hidden in
between the hills, while the
beautiful moon shines with
the stars, high above the
small, but pretty, town. This
painting really makes me fell
like I’m looking at this scene
from a hilltop, and that’s why
this is my favorite painting.
My Favorite
Painting!
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12. References!
• http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/
• http://cgfa.acropolisinc.com/gogh/gogh_bi
o.htm
• Mike Venezia, Van Gogh, Childrens
Press, 1988
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