Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert. Van Gogh was born exactly one year after his parents' first son, also named Vincent, was stillborn. At the age of 15, Vincent van Gogh's family was struggling with money, and he was forced to leave school and go to work with his Uncle At his art dealership. In June of 1873, van Gogh was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London. There, he fell in love with the English culture. He visited many art galleries and also became a fan of English writers such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Vincent Van Gough also fell in love with his landlady's daughter her name was Eugenie Loyer. Sadly she rejected his marriage proposal and van Gogh suffered a major breakdown. …show more content…
You can see in the bottom right hand side two people a couple sharing a romantic evening.
Van Gogh liked to use colour and show natures beauty this is also shown in this piece. You can see in the sky it's not left plain blue he has emphasised the stars that were shining that night. Also he has emphasised nature once again with the reflecting light on the water which makes the water more beautiful then before. With colour he shows us how beautiful city's can be at night with the reflection off the water.
Cafe Terrace at Night
My interpretation of Cafe Terrace at Night Van Gogh used colours that contrasted together. The dark of the night was cancelled out by the interior light of the cafe. The yellow in the painting draws the eye along the pavement as if the person looking at the painting is really there walking along the painting. Also the light of the cafe is welcoming it shows hope and homeliness. Again Van Gogh love for nature and colour is shown again. He shows nature again in the sky where he shows the nights sky's is their true beauty making sure their not left …show more content…
Van Gogh used a lot of darker colours in his early pieces. He had a lot of appreciation for the hard working labourers. When Van Gogh moved to Paris his paintings changed. Van Gogh became more adventurous in colour and began to love it. With in a very short time Van Gogh changed firm dark to vibrant and from bleak hard labours to lovers going for a romantic walk. For a short time Vincent painted in traditional Japanese works. Van Gogh was interested by Japanese prints. Throughout Van Goghs career he painted many self portraits because he couldn't afford models. Each portrait he did he did it with great depth. Also thoughout his career he painted still life's again he was poor and had no money making him choose a bowl of fruit or a vase of flowers or a pair of
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Vincent Van Gogh on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert. Van Gogh was born exactly one year after his parents' first son, also named Vincent, was stillborn. At the age of 15, Vincent van Gogh's family was struggling with money, and he was forced to leave school and go to work with his Uncle At his art dealership. In June of 1873, van Gogh was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London. There, he fell in love with the English culture. He visited many art galleries and also became a fan of English writers such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Vincent Van Gough also fell in love with his landlady's daughter her name was Eugenie Loyer. Sadly she rejected his marriage proposal and van Gogh suffered a major breakdown. …show more content…
You can see in the bottom right hand side two people a couple sharing a romantic evening.
Van Gogh liked to use colour and show natures beauty this is also shown in this piece. You can see in the sky it's not left plain blue he has emphasised the stars that were shining that night. Also he has emphasised nature once again with the reflecting light on the water which makes the water more beautiful then before. With colour he shows us how beautiful city's can be at night with the reflection off the water.
Cafe Terrace at Night
My interpretation of Cafe Terrace at Night Van Gogh used colours that contrasted together. The dark of the night was cancelled out by the interior light of the cafe. The yellow in the painting draws the eye along the pavement as if the person looking at the painting is really there walking along the painting. Also the light of the cafe is welcoming it shows hope and homeliness. Again Van Gogh love for nature and colour is shown again. He shows nature again in the sky where he shows the nights sky's is their true beauty making sure their not left …show more content…
Van Gogh used a lot of darker colours in his early pieces. He had a lot of appreciation for the hard working labourers. When Van Gogh moved to Paris his paintings changed. Van Gogh became more adventurous in colour and began to love it. With in a very short time Van Gogh changed firm dark to vibrant and from bleak hard labours to lovers going for a romantic walk. For a short time Vincent painted in traditional Japanese works. Van Gogh was interested by Japanese prints. Throughout Van Goghs career he painted many self portraits because he couldn't afford models. Each portrait he did he did it with great depth. Also thoughout his career he painted still life's again he was poor and had no money making him choose a bowl of fruit or a vase of flowers or a pair of