5. VINCENT VAN GOGH
When he was 4, his
younger brother,
Theo, was born
Theo van Gogh, 1878.
6. VINCENT VAN GOGH
He failed as an art dealer
He studied theology for only one
year
He tried to be a preacher and
teacher
He was financially dependent on
his younger brother, Theo, a
successful art dealer
He was unable to find a wife
Self-Portrait
with Straw
Hat, 1887-88.
7. VINCENT VAN GOGH
Art was Vincent van Gogh’s
only outlet
In 1880, when he was 27,
van Gogh decided to be an
artist
He started making drawings
Worn Out, 1882.
8. VINCENT VAN GOGH
In 1882, when he
was 29, he made
his first oil
painting
Van Gogh was
helped by his
cousin, who was
an artist, Anton
Mauve View from the Atelier The Hague, 1882.
9. CHECKPOINT
With a partner, state why Vincent van Gogh
became an artist
You have 10 seconds
10. HIS INFLUENCES…
Japanese prints
Peter Paul Rubens, a Baroque artist
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
Paul Gauguin, a Postimpressionist
Camille Pissarro, an old Impressionist
Toyahara Kunichika,
Beautiful Woman in the Court of Prince Genji.
1865.
Peter Paul Rubens,
Portrait of Marquise Brigida Spinola-Doria.
1606.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ,
Lautrec at the Moulin Rougue.
1892.
Paul Gauguin,
Vision after the Sermon.
1888.
Camille Pissarro,
The Garden at Pontoise.
1875.
12. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Vincent van Gogh moved to Paris, the center
of the art world, in 1886, when he was 33
• Impressionism was already out of style
The Outskirts of Paris.
1886.
14. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Van Gogh and his
friends had their first
art show in 1887 and
didn’t sell anything
• They thought their
art would change the
world
• He liked to paint
portraits instead of
landscapes
Self-Portrait. 1886.
15. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Vincent van Gogh and his
friends thought their art
would change the world
because it was different
from Impressionism
• Like Impressionism, van
Gogh’s style of art was
important
• Vincent van Gogh is
classified as a
Postimpressionist
Portrait of a Woman.
1887.
16. POSTIMPRESSIONISM
“Post” means “after”
Therefore, “Postimpressionism” means “after
Impressionism”
This movement differed from Impressionism
in style
17. CHECKPOINT
With a partner, name the style of art van
Gogh made and what it means
You have 10 seconds
18. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• In 1888, when he was
35, Vincent van Gogh
moved to Arles
• He didn’t have anyone
to model for him at first,
so he painted
landscapes
• He started to paint
portraits again of
people he met
• He was not
commissioned (paid)
for the portraits
La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin).
1888.
20. THE NIGHT CAFÉ
Van Gogh was interested in painting artificial
light at night
When he painted The Night Café, he slept
during the day and stayed up all night for 4
days
The painting shows pessimism
The café was not a good place to be
21. VINCENT VAN GOGH
The first people to paint outside by sunlight
were the Impressionists
The Baroque artists painted inside with
artificial light
Vincent van Gogh was the first to paint
outside at night by artificial light
23. CHECKPOINT
With a partner, name the painting that
Vincent van Gogh stayed up all night for 4
nights to paint and state what was special
about the lighting
You have 10 seconds
24. VINCENT VAN GOGH
Van Gogh lived in a yellow house, and he
made other houses yellow in his paintings
The yellow house symbolized things that
were important or happy to van Gogh
Van Gogh had always dreamed of living
together with other artists and making art
Van Gogh’s artist friends were going to come
to his new home to work together
25. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Van Gogh bought furniture
and got his house ready for
his peers to visit
• He was looking forward for
his friend, Paul Gauguin, to
arrive
• Van Gogh had a lot of
respect and admiration for
Gauguin
• Gauguin was also financially
dependent on Theo Van
Gogh
The Yellow House.
1888.
26. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Van Gogh made many paintings of
sunflowers to decorate the house
• Van Gogh’s friend Gauguin kept putting off
going to Arles to be with Vincent van Gogh
• Gauguin finally moved in with van Gogh, but
it didn’t last for long
• Gauguin knew he had to move out because
he couldn’t get along with van Gogh
28. VINCENT VAN GOGH
Van Gogh’s dream of having all of his artist
friends working together was shattered
After van Gogh found out that Gauguin
wanted to leave, van Gogh painted their
chairs as portraits
Gauguin stayed with van Gogh because van
Gogh’s mental health began to deteriorate
30. CHECKPOINT
With a partner, state Vincent van Gogh’s
dream
You have 10 seconds
31. VINCENT VAN GOGH
One night, when Gauguin
stayed at a hotel, van Gogh
cut off part of his own ear
Van Gogh was taken to the
town hospital
Gauguin left Arles and never
said goodbye to van Gogh
Van Gogh was lonelier than
ever after Gauguin left
Self-Portrait with
Bandaged Ear and Pipe.
1889.
33. CHECKPOINT
Tell a partner how you would feel if your
best friend left town and never even told
you “goodbye”
You have 10 seconds
34. VINCENT VAN GOGH
In 1889, when he was 36, Vincent van Gogh
chose to move into a mental hospital
The hospital was near Saint-Remy-de
Provence, near Arles
He didn’t want to live by himself or start a
new studio
Van Gogh was also upset because his
brother was going to get married soon
35. VINCENT VAN GOGH
The hospital wasn’t very good
The hospital’s doctor wasn’t even a mental
health specialist
Van Gogh didn’t receive any medical
attention
He was diagnosed as suffering epileptic fits
36. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• He would go through
long periods of
depression, and
sometimes his art would
help him
• During periods of
wellness, he made lots of
paintings
• Van Gogh suffered from
hallucinations and
thoughts of suicide,
followed by depression,
during the bad times
The Iris.
1889.
37. Trees in the Garden of
Saint-Paul Hospital.
1889.
38. VINCENT VAN GOGH
While at the hospital, Vincent van Gogh’s
work had these characteristics…
• Wavy curves
• Sharp dashes
• These brushstrokes show movement and
tension/excitement
40. CHECKPOINT
List the two characteristics of Vincent van
Gogh’s artwork from when he was in the
hospital
You have 10 seconds
41. STARRY NIGHT
Starry Night was different from Vincent van
Gogh’s earlier outdoor paintings
It is one of his few paintings that was not
done from nature
This painting came from his imagination
43. VINCENT VAN GOGH
When van Gogh was no longer able to paint
outside, he made copies of his own paintings
for his sister and mother
Theo mailed van Gogh prints of artworks by
other artists, which he used for inspiration to
paint
45. BEDROOM IN ARLES
• Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles in 1889 was
made from memory of an earlier painting that
was damaged
• The objects in the room don’t relate to each
other
• He wanted the painting to show calm and
peace, but it gives an uneasy feeling
• The perspective is dramatically
foreshortened
46. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• In 1890, Vincent van Gogh was the subject of
an article in an art magazine for the first time
• He left the hospital to go to Paris to visit his
family
• Theo had a baby son named after Vincent
• Van Gogh also sold a painting, Red Vineyard,
which was one of the few he sold while alive
• He was also going to participate in an art show
48. CHECKPOINT
State whether or not Vincent van Gogh sold
a lot of artwork during his lifetime with a
partner
You have 5 seconds
49. VINCENT VAN GOGH
Van Gogh moved near Paris, and
Dr. Gachet looked after him
Van Gogh and Dr. Gachet became
friends
Gachet painted too, but as a
hobby
Gachet really like van Gogh’s
portrait of him
Van Gogh was happy that Dr.
Gachet liked his artwork
Painting was van Gogh’s therapy
Portrait of Doctor
Gachet.
1890.
51. VINCENT VAN GOGH
Theo, who supported Vincent van Gogh
financially, landed upon hard times
Theo’s son was sick, his business was in
jeopardy, and his was wife was exhausted
Van Gogh’s money situation was on shaky
ground
Van Gogh and Gachet ended their friendship
52. VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Every day, van Gogh made a new painting,
sometimes even two
• His paintings helped him from being sick and
lonely
• However, one day when he was feeling like a
failure in life, Vincent van Gogh shot himself
• He died two days later
• Vincent van Gogh died in 1890
53. CHECKPOINT
State how many paintings Vincent van Gogh
made and why he painted this much
You have 10 seconds
Editor's Notes
Checkpoints are a good way to get students to repeat information so they remember what they just heard. I ask one student to repeat the job and another to repeat the time limit to check for understanding before they start. I then pick a few student to share their answers with the class.
