This document provides biographical information about Vincent Van Gogh and summarizes some of his most famous paintings. It begins by introducing Van Gogh and noting that he is considered one of the greatest Post-Impressionist painters. It then discusses his early life and education, including his work as an art dealer and later decision to dedicate himself to art. The document outlines Van Gogh's 10-year artistic career from 1880 to 1890 and the three subject types he painted. It proceeds to summarize and show images of some of his most famous works, including The Potato Eaters, The Starry Night, and Tree Roots. In closing, it provides a few interesting facts about Van Gogh's life and one of his

1. Group: Lorena Madrid
Gabriela Milla
Alessandro Castellanos
Teacher: Ms. Lopez
Subject: English
Due Date: Wednesday 10th , 2022
Art Exposition:
Vincent Van Gogh

2. Who was Vincent Van Gogh?
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3. Vincent van Gogh, in full Vincent Willem van
Gogh, (born March 30, 1853, Zundert,
Netherlands and died July 29, 1890,
Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, France), Dutch
painter, generally considered the greatest
after Rembrandt van Rijn, and one of the
greatest of the Post-Impressionists. The
striking colour, emphatic brushwork, and
contoured forms of his work powerfully
influenced the current of Expressionism in
modern art.
Vincent Van Gogh

4. Vincent van Gogh's Education
Van Gogh received an uneven education and soon began working as an
apprentice for the art dealers Goupil and Company, of which his uncle
was a member. This daily contact with works of art aroused his artistic
sensibility and formed a taste for Dutch masters, although he preferred
contemporary French painters. In 1874, Vincent became increasingly
lonely due to heartbreak, and years later, he lost all ambition to become
an art dealer. Before becoming a full-time artist, Van Gogh worked in a
bookstore, an art gallery, and as a teacher, minister, and missionary. In
1880, after falling into despair, Van Gogh decided that his mission would
be to bring consolation to humanity through art.

5. Vincent van Gogh's Artistic Career
His artistic career, however, was extremely brief, lasting only ten years,
from 1880 to 1890. During the first four years of this period, he confined
himself almost entirely to drawings and watercolors to gain technical
proficiency. Van Gogh worked hard and methodically, but he soon
realized that self-training was difficult and that he needed to seek the
advice of more experienced artists. His art became bolder and more
assured over time. He painted three types of subjects: motionless life,
landscape, and figure, all linked by their depiction of peasants' daily lives,
hardships, and the countryside they cultivated.

6. Famous
Paintings
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7. Van Gogh's First Artwork. Van
Gogh saw the Potato Eaters as a
showpiece, for which he
purposefully chose a
complicated composition to
demonstrate his progress
toward becoming a good figure
painter. He gave the peasants
coarse faces and bony, working
hands to depict the harsh reality
of country life.
Vincent Van Gogh
Potato Eaters

8. Van Gogh's Most Famous
Artwork. Van Gogh's declining
mental state is frequently linked
to the Starry Night
interpretation. The blues he
utilized in this picture represent
a throwback to the shades he
previously employed when
battling mental illness. The
erratic brushstrokes can
possibly represent his mental
state
Vincent Van Gogh
The Starry Night

9. Van Gogh's Last Artwork. The
painting was an inspiration for
Van Gogh's awkward moments.
He had drawn a vigorous forest
picture the morning before he
passed away. In his analysis of
tree roots, Louis van Tilborgh
states, "the roots which escape
from a scary character of the
wheat field to give a palette with
a sea full of greens, blues, and
browns."
Vincent Van Gogh
Tree Roots

10. Prisioners Exercising
1890
Other Famous Paintings
Paul Gauguin's Armchair
1888

11. Interesting facts about
Vincent Van Gogh
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12. Van Gogh lived with
mental illness
throughout his life.
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He painted almost
900 paintings in 10
years.
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He only started
painting at the age
of 27.
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He did not
experience much
commercial success
during his lifetime.
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Vicent Van Gohg

13. “Art is to console those who
are broken by life.”
—Vincent Van Gohg

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