Portrait of Dr. Gachet

Vincent Van Gogh: The Portrait of Dr.Gachet The Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh is sorrowful, but alluring. Iam drawn to this piece because of the heavy brush strokes and the usage of dark colors, and because of this I automatically knew there was more to the story as I analyzed-- from the subject's facial expression to the purple flower lying on the table. I began to know more about this painting’s story as I investigated Vincent’s past and other works. The greatest dutch painter of our time is Vincent Van Gogh. Many of his works has influenced my pieces, such as: The Irises, Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers, and of course-- Starry Night. Whether it’s his use of implied lines or texture I can always find something that inspires me. The Portrait of Dr.Gachet is obviously a portrait of Dr. Gachet, the doctor who took care of Vincent during the last few months of his life.…

Juan Linares Mr. Maust 2 February 2016 Nocturne An Analysis of The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh “This morning I saw the countryside from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big,” wrote Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo. Fascinated by oil and water brush style painting, and brooding in a slow gloom of the mind, van Gogh remains the most well known impressionist artist around the world. Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night has risen…

Gachet,” was created in 1890. It is a piece of artwork depicting his doctor and friend Paul Gachet sitting at a table and leaning his head on his right hand. There are two versions of the piece that were made by Vincent Van Gogh. The first one was the original version, and it contained many colors with a primary focus on yellow and dark gray. The second one, the version made for Paul Gachet’s collection, contained more of an emphasis on the color blue. Both pieces were created as post…

hospital gardens. In November 1889 he exhibited his paintings in Brussels. He sent six of his painting including his most famous "Irises" and "Starry Night." Van Gogh then moved to Auvers and rented a room as a patient of Dr. Paul Gachet. His brother and his family came to visit him in May of 1890 and they told him he needed to manage his finances better. Gogh became worried about his future. Thinking that as his brother would not sell his art anymore. On July 27, 1890 Gogh went out to paint…

self-portrait with a straw hat of 1885. He was hugely influenced by Japanese paintings and his choice of colors varied with his moods and sometimes he restricted his palette like with the painting of the sunflowers, which…

He is now known as one of the best dutch artists. His paintings are some of the most valuable and expensive in the entire world. “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” sold for 82.5 million dollars. According to Vincent Van Gogh Gallery, “In a short period of ten years Van Gogh made approximately 900 paintings.”(Vincent Van Gogh Gallery). In addition, bio.com says, “He completed more than 2,100 works, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings and sketches.” (Bio.com) Vincent…

Leadership Study: Vincent van Gogh By: Kismat Sphere of Influence Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post- Impressionist painter. Some of his famous work includes the Starry Night, Sunflowers, Bedroom in Arles and Portrait of Dr. Gachet. Van Gogh was an influential figure in western art. We still learn about him and his work today and paint the Starry Night. Over the years he has inspired many other artists with his versatility of work. He was inspired by Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne,…

bunker where his soulless body was found with a bullet wound to his left temple and then making till death do use part a reality.Adolf Hitler had one thought on his mind all the time and that thought was when and how he would take over the world. Hitler started to invade the countries in central Europe starting WWI. He invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembroug France, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Greece, Norway, And western Poland Hitler also stole very expensive paintings for his personal…

example of this would be Van Gogh. We see his paintings and are in awe. And yet, Templton of the Van Gogh Gallery (2013) states that “Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime Red Vineyard at Arles. This painting now resides at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. The rest of Van Gogh's more than 900 paintings were not sold or made famous until after his death.” This quote emphasizes that Van Gogh had only gained his fame after his death at which he was not able to enjoy the appreciation of…