A bold and insightful look at van Gogh which investigates, compares, and contrasts his life and work through carefully curated images. - Enid Garber

1. ART Talk Tuesday
Vincent van Gogh

2. Vincent’s father was a
reverend. A year before his
birth date, Vincent’s mother
gave birth to a stillborn with the
same name.
Vincent received a fragmented
education, was an art dealer,
an assistant teacher and then a
lay minister.
Vincent experienced
depression, mild epilepsy,
seizures and hallucinations. He
had a devotion to Theo and
religion, and was passionate
about nature and painting.
March 30,1853 –
July 29, 1890
Vincent Wilhelm van Gogh
was a Dutch,
Post-Impressionist painter

3. The van Gogh Family

4. Theodorus “Theo” van Gogh
May 1, 1857 – January 25, 1891
He was a lifelong devoted brother,
friend, patron, and artistic agent for
Vincent.
Johanna “Jo” van Gogh-Bonger
October 4, 1862 – September 2, 1925
After Theo’s death, she took the
collection of Vincent’s art work to Holland
and dedicated herself to getting Vincent
the recognition he deserved, promoting
him to fame.

5. Barn and Farmhouse
February 8, 1864

6. The Fish Drying Barn
July 1882

7. Beach at Scheveningen in Stormy Weather
August 1882

8. Seascape at Saintes-Maries 1888

9. Vase With Honesty
1884
Sunflowers
1888

10. 1885 1890

11. Tree Roots 1880

12. Tree Roots
July 1890

13. Jozef Blok 1882
librarian
Dr. Gachet 1890
homeopathic doctor and artist

14. The Peasants
In November 1882, Vincent began
drawings of individuals to depict a
range of character types from the
working class. He aimed to be a
"peasant painter”.
He was in the fields enduring the
weather for long hours. He was so
engaged in living the peasant lifestyle,
his appearance and manner of speech
began to separate himself from
others. This was the cost he believed
was needed for his artistic
development.

15. Two Peasant Women In Peat Field
1883

16. Two Women Digging April 1890

17. Wheat Field with Mountains 1888

18. Learning From Artists
Charles Bargue, a French artist, wrote two
books on drawing that were a significant
source of study for Van Gogh.
Vincent, like Jean-Francois Millet, viewed
farmers and laborers as truly noble people.
Vincent began doing studies after Millet
works as early as 1880. These early studies
helped him to learn the disciplines necessary
to paint.
“translate them into another language using color”

19. 1880-1881The Daughter of Jacob Meyer by
Charles Bargue 1867-1870
France
Vincent van Gogh

20. The Sower
Vincent van Gogh, 1881Jean-Francois Millet, 1850
The Sower

21. The Sower
June 1888

22. The Reaper (after Millet) 1889 The Reaper (after Millet)

23. Woman Sewing
Watercolor, 1881–82
Vincent goes
to The Hague
School. His
cousin-in-law,
Anton Mauve,
a successful
artist, instructs
Vincent in
using
watercolor and
oil paint.

24. 1881

25. The State Lottery
1882

26. Girl In White In The Woods
August 1882

27. Still Life with Yellow Straw Hat
December 1885

28. “There are colors
which cause
others to shine
brilliantly, which
form a couple
which complete
each other like
man and
woman”.
Vincent Van
Gogh
Complementary Colors
Two Lovers
1888

29. It’sIt’s
The Weaver 1884

30. The Potato Eaters
April-May 1885
).

31. Theo encouraged Vincent to go to museums as he thought
his paintings were too dark to be marketable.
The Meagre Company Frans Hals 1633

32. Autumn Landscape October 1885,

33. The Italian Woman
1887

34. Night Café 1888

35. Café Terrace at Night
September 16, 1888

36. The 14th of July 1886
Before Impressionism

37. Vase with Flowers 1886

38. Impressionism, the spontaneous,
naturalistic and transient rendering of light
and color and realism in art work.
Post-Impressionism, favored an
emphasis on a more subjective approach to
painting, as artists opted to evoke emotion
and symbolic content.

39. Still Life with Fruitilaros
1887
Theo introduced Vincent
to Paris' most avant-garde
artists, including Paul
Cézanne, Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec,
Georges Seurat, Vincent
tried to incorporate the
Impressionist’s technique.
After Impressionism

40. Road with Cypress and Star

41. A Woman Walking in a Garden 1887

42. The Garden at Arles, 1888

43. Japanese Woodcuts
Vincent
loved the
bold flat
areas of
color,
outlining
and
cropping.
The Walk With Falling Leaves
November 1888

44. The Bridge in the Rain
(after Hiroshige) 1887
Hiroshige 1857

45. Courtesan (after Eisen)
1887
Sudden Shower
Keisai Eisen 1825

46. Flowering Plum Tree in
Kamedo Garden
Utagawa Hiroshiege 1856
Flowering Plum Orchard –
after Hiroshiege
Vincent van Gogh 1887

47. The Bedroom, May 1888

48. Irises May 1889

49. Starry Night June 1889
“I often think that the night is more alive and
richly colored than day.”

50. Impasto An Italian word for
“paste” or “mixture”.
Impasto is used to
describe a painting
technique where paint
(usually oil) is laid on
so thickly that the
texture of brush
strokes or palette knife
are clearly visible,
adding dimension and
emphasis.

51. The Mulberry Tree in Autumn, 1889

53. Wheatfield With Crows July 1890

54. Forms are simplified,
and areas of flat,
unnatural colors are
separated by heavy
outlines reminiscent
of Gothic stained
glass or cloisonné
enamels,
emphasizing their
decorative
qualities and
emotional effect.
Landscape with House
and Ploughman
1888
Cloisonnism

55. Water Lily 1887

56. Breton Women in the Meadow
by Émile Bernard, August 1888

57. November 1888

58. Dance Hall in Arles
December 1888

59. Spectators in the Arena at Arles 1888

60. Vincent used Self-portrait painting as a method of
introspection, a way to make money and a method of
developing his skills as an artist.

61. Self Portrait
August 1889
Self Portrait
September 1889

62. This self-portrait was painted shortly after Vincent
recovered from self-mutilating his ear lobe on December
23, 1888.
.
Self-Portrait
January 1889

63. Last self-portrait
September 1889

64. Four Withered Sunflowers 1887
“The Sunflower is mine”.

65. Second Version
August 1888
First Version
August 1888

66. Third Version
August 1888
Fourth Version
January 1889

67. Paul Gauguin
The colorful works
of Gauguin inspired
Vincent to use more
colors for his
paintings.
He introduced
Vincent to jute
canvas that required
a thicker application
of paint and heavier
brush strokes.
Vincent also began
to use Gauguin’s
technique of painting
from memory.
Landscape in Arles 1888
Landscape in Arles 1888

68. Vincent's Chair with His Pipe
December 1888
Paul Gauguin's Armchair
December 1888

69. The Red Vineyard November, 1888

70. Memory of the Garden at Etten November 1888

71. ARTALK TUESDAY WORKSHOP
WEDNESDAY
4.21 Contemporary & Modern
Art
4.01 Andy Goldsworthy -
Mandalas &
Stone Stacking
5.05 Hispanic Art 4.15 Paper Weaving
5.19 Vincent van Gogh 4.29 Teesha Moore - Whimsical
Collage
6.02 Visual Art & Judaism 5.13 Georgia O’Keeffe – Flower
Photography
6.23 Jacob Lawrence @ the
Lowe
5.27 Betty Edwards - Portraits
6.17 Printmaking with Found
Objects
presents

72. Art Talk Tuesday
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