Van Gogh Church At Auvers Analysis

During Van Gogh's last years in his life, he painted The Church at Auvers in 1890. Around that time, Vincent suffered from mental illness and some emotional difficulties. Just like his title, Van Gogh's subject is the Church at Auvers. Not only is the church the focal point of the painting, but a woman on the far bottom left walking towards the church looks as if she is somewhat important too. The Church of Auvers painting does not only represent a church and a safe haven to reside, but also captures Van Gogh interpretation of how much he is suffering. The church is a representation of a guide or light of Van Gogh’s struggles. The painting stands on seventy-four and ninety-four centimeters long and the medium itself is done by oil on canvas that is currently being displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. As a post-Impressionistic artist and dealing with critical unhealthy issues, Van Gogh's unique painting style showed the public how he perceived the world through his depressive state.
The elements in The Church at Auvers vary from the strong color of the sky to the church in the center of the painting, to the altered brush strokes Van Gogh makes. By Doing this, he is illuminating a sorrow feeling. The church's architectural vertical lines guide viewer's eye to the roof. The orange color of the roof …show more content…
The color blue give meaning to life and heaven. Orange gives a meaning of power passion. The color green indicates abundance and restoration and yellow concludes joy and light. Overall, the colors give life to Van Gogh's painting. The sky is not merely a royal blue color but also contains black at the top of the canvas. With black also being part of the painting, The Church of Auvers shows disconsolation to life as well. Van Gogh's distinctive blue color delivers a hyperactive energy and a heightened emotion that stirs a connection of his life to the