Vincent van Gogh - Chesterhouse School

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By Suline van der Merwe 8.1
1853-1890
Vincent van Gogh
"I can very well do without God both in my life and in
my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do
without something which is greater than I am, which
is my life, the power to create."
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Contents Page
Page 1. . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction
Page 2. . . . . . . . . . . . Biography
Page 3. . . . . . . . . . . . Paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night
Page 4. . . . . . . . . . . . Starry Night Over the Rhone
Page 5. . . . . . . . . . . . Cafe Terrace At Night
Page 6. . . . . . . . . . . . Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase
Page 7. . . . . . . . . . . . Irises
Page 8. . . . . . . . . . . . Timeline of Vincent van Gogh’s life and the world around him
Page 9. . . . . . . . . . . . The Courtyard at the Hospital in Arles
Page10. . . . . . . . . . . Bibliography
Page 11. . . . . . . . . . .Bibliography (continued)
Page 12. . . . . . . . . . .Bibliography (continued)
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Introduction:
Vincent van Gogh is one of the most well
known artists in history, even though during
his lifetime he only sold 1 painting and
struggled to be noticed. He primarily
painted on canvas using paint in diluted oil
with a brush. He was a post-impressionist
artist who mostly used landscape and
cityscape media.
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Biography:
Vincent van Gogh was born on the 30th of May in 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Holland. His
father was a pastor so Vincent was in a very religious environment. As a child he had a
deficiency of self-confidence and he was extremely emotional. When Vincent decided to
become an artist he already went through a series of jobs that weren’t successful. One of the
jobs was a preacher in Borinage in Belgium, where he stayed to study art. His first paintings
were very gloomy. In 1886 he joined Theo in Paris who was the manager of Goupil’s Gallery.
Vincent studied Cormon in Paris and met Pisarro, Monet and Gauguin. Eventually he started
using brighter colours and painted in short brush strokes of the Impressionists. Then he went to
Arles with Gauguin but in 1888 Gauguin left because Vincent had chased him with a razor but
cut a bit of his ear lobe off instead. After Vincent had fits of insanity and lucidity he went to
receive treatment in Saint-Remy’s asylum. In 1890, May, he appeared better and went to live in
Auyers-sur-Oise, supervised by Dr. Gachet but after two months he committed suicide by
shooting himself. During his lifetime he only sold 1 painting but now he is one of the most
magnificent artists in history.
To learn more about Vincent van Gogh visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh,
www.vangoghgallery.com
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Paintings by Vincent:
•It has reached the peak of artistic
accomplishments.
•One of the most well known
images in modern culture
Title: Starry Night
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1889
Media: Canvas
Size: 73.7 cm × 92.1 cm
Location: The Museum of
Modern Art
URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.c
om/painting/starryindex.html
•One of the most replicated and
wanted prints.
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This painting contains humans,
unlike Starry Night.
It isn’t as well known as Starry
Night but it is still an enjoyable
sight.
It also is a very sought after
painting when it is sited with
Starry Night.
Title: Starry Night Over The Rhone
Date: 1888
Media: Oil paint on canvas
Location: Museum of Orsay
Size: 72.5cm x 92cm
URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
painting/starryindex.html
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Title: Cafe Terrace At Night
Date: 1888
Size: 25?
Location: Kroller-Muller Museum
URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.co
m/catalog/Painting/53/CaféTerrace-on-the-Place-du-Forum,Arles,-at-Night,-The.html
Shares Similarities with Starry Night
and Starry Night Over the Rhone.
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URL:
http://www.reproarte.com/pi
cture/Vincent+van_Gogh/Tw
elve+sunflowers+in+a+vase/5
227.html
Title: Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase
Date: 1889
Size: 91cm x 71cm
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Vincent painted this in the
asylum in Saint-Remy,
using his surroundings as
his inspiration.
Title: Irises
Date: 1889
Size: 27.7cm x 36.3cm
Location: J. Paul Getty Museum
URL: http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/irisesindex.html
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Timeline of Vincent’s van Gogh’s life and
the world around him:
1853: Vincent was born
1854: The Crimean War started
1855: Czar Nicholas I of Russia died and was succeeded by Alexander II
1857: Vincent’s brother, Theodorus, was born
1859: Charles Darwin published the “Origin of the Species”
1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected the US president
Vincent is sent to a local elementary school
1861: The Civil War started
Vincent started being homeschooled
1863: The French captured Mexico City
Vincent finished being homeschooled
1864:Vincent goes to a boarding school in Zevenbergen.
1865: The Civil War ended
1866: Vincent attended the Willem II College in Tilburg
1870: The Franco Prussian War breaks out
1871: The Franco Prussian War ends
1885: Theodorus, Vincent’s father, dies
1890: Vincent commits suicide
1891: Theo dies
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Title: Courtyard at the Hospital in
Arles
Date: 1889
Size:
Location: Oskar Reinhart Collection
URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Paintin
g/88/Courtyard-of-the-Hospital-at-Arles,-The.html
I assume Vincent choose this colour scheme
because the courtyard made him feel calm and
relaxed. The detail of the trees and grass shows
a lively emotion in the lines. The technique of
Vincent does make the scenery look alive and
happy. I think the message he is trying to
convey here is that your surroundings influence
your feelings.
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This painting is of a landscape
that does still exist today. The
colour scheme has a relaxing
feel because of the use of calm
colours. He uses
complementary colours such as
the house’s roof and pond
being blue and the pots being
orange.
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Bibliography:
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Author:Unknown
Title: Greatest Artists
URL:http://www.greatestpainters.com/vincent-van-gogh/vincent-van-gogh-the-courtyard-of-the-hospitalin-arles/
Retrieved: 31/10/2010
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Author: David Cody
Title: Crimean War
URL:www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea.html
Retrieved: 31/10/2010
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Author: New World Encyclopedia writers and editors (02/04/08)
Title: Nicholas I of Russia
URL:http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Nicholas_I_of_Russia
Retrieved: 31/10/10
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Author: Peter Landry (01/01)
Title: The Scientists:Charles Darwin
URL:http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Darwin.htm
Retrieved: 31/10/10
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Author: Robin Chew (1995-2010)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
URL:www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/lincoln.html
Retrieved: 31/10/10
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Author: Templeton Reid, LLC
Title of page: Vincent van Gogh Biography
URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starryindex.html
Retrieved: October 17, 2010
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URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/sunflowerindex.html
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URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/irisesindex.html
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URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/
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URL:http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/quotes.html
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Author: Beth Gersh-Nesic
Title of page: Van Gogh Timeline
URL: http://arthistory.about.com/od/vangogh/a/timeline.htm
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Author: Unknown
Title: 1861-1865: The Civil War
URL:www.taxanalysts.com/museum/1861-1865.htm
Retrieved: 31/10/10
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Author: Kennedy Hickman
Title: Franco-Mexican War: Mexico City Captured
URL:http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2007/06/07/francomexican-war-mexico-city-captured.htm
Retrieved: 31/01/10
URL: http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.html
Author: Unknown
Title: 1861-1865: The Civil War
URL:www.taxanalysts.com/museum/1861-1865.htm
Retrieved: 31/10/10
Author: Kennedy Hickman
Title: Franco-Mexican War: Mexico City Captured
URL:http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2007/06/07/francomexican-war-mexico-city-captured.htm
Retrieved: 31/01/10
URL: http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.html
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