#ArtSaturday Vincent Willem Van Gogh 1853-1890
Dutch Impressionist painter
Van Gogh is one of the most famous and most influential figures in Western Art pic.twitter.com/qNM3jDgYj9— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Vincent, about 13 years old pic.twitter.com/ZzDUqn1eOP— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Born into an upper-middle-class family, Vincent loved drawing from an early age pic.twitter.com/oSi0q71DEn— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Vincent was always serious, quiet, and thoughtful. pic.twitter.com/qq7qiLfK2X— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Vincent worked as an art dealer in London as a young man. He fell into a serious depression after a love affair.Sorrow pic.twitter.com/9X6tGWzos6
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Vincent became briefly interested in religion, and he even considered becoming a preacher, but he did not do well in ministerial studies. pic.twitter.com/CSVHncbhyK— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Living in great poverty himself, Vincent became very attached to the poor and to the peasants among whom he lived while “preaching.” They became the subjects of some of his famous early work. pic.twitter.com/jiLtiernjP— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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After becoming seriously ill from lack of sleep and poor nutrition while living and preaching among the poor, Vincent moved back home with his parents, but his father was very unhappy with Vincent’s “drifting” and constant melancholia. pic.twitter.com/7ACkWfHLAN— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Vincent took up painting in 1881. He was emotionally and financially supported by his younger brother Theo, who was an art dealer.(Theo, photograph; Theo, portrait by Vincent) pic.twitter.com/55PPXD6AVM
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The two Van Gogh brothers were life-long friends and confidants. Vincent’s voluminous correspondence with Theo, talking about both his art and his personal life, is considered to be Vincent’s “memoir.” pic.twitter.com/uQZxZHhMTZ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Vincent and Theo wrote from 1872-1890. Theo kept all the letters from Vincent, whose letters have been called “eloquent” and “expressive.”studies for his most famous early work, The Potato-Eaters pic.twitter.com/baohHAGqwf
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The Potato-Eaters, one of Vincent’s most famous early works. pic.twitter.com/keinwkfOjm
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Vincent’s work is known for its bold colors and extremely dramatic brushwork. Paint is layered on so thickly that it stands noticeably above the canvas.Café Terrace pic.twitter.com/68VmyrbG6G
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His later sketches and drawings show the same dramatic “movement” in his strokes as his paintings: this has become one of Vincent’s “trademarks.”Hopital St Paul pic.twitter.com/5Mfb4JSDK6
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Bedroom at Arles pic.twitter.com/ZqShWEIf25
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Oleanders pic.twitter.com/KTRy22uqHF
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Oleanders pic.twitter.com/KTRy22uqHF
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Even in photographs of the paintings, you can see the paint thickly layered (here, especially on the left sides of the work, in the green areas). pic.twitter.com/CLzXMZSs0Q— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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The sky in this painting shows Vincent’s characteristic brush-strokes and paint layering. pic.twitter.com/q2z8BDytC0— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Many of Vincent’s works are reproduced as prints or copied paintings, for sale all over the internet. pic.twitter.com/psmHEA2B3N— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Farms near Auvers, 1890 pic.twitter.com/WBpBdbcylN
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Brothel pic.twitter.com/MPMpopeOxv
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L’Arlésienne, 1888 pic.twitter.com/eo00X9UOP4
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Arles, View from Wheatfields, 1888 pic.twitter.com/ujyFBZzPI8
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Some medical experts who have examined Vincent’s health history and his paintings think that he might have had a medical condition that caused him to literally see objects as he painted them in later life. pic.twitter.com/bkP1ZNpAq0— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Irises pic.twitter.com/YmQ2dRAUiI
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Haystacks in Provence pic.twitter.com/B0mXjEUlKm
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Tree Roots, 1890 pic.twitter.com/wsHyj0WMdP
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Two Crabs, 1889 pic.twitter.com/pADMYqyYIc
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Wheatfield Behind St Paul Hospital, with a Reaper, 1889 pic.twitter.com/ZP1vhgbdNO
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Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889 pic.twitter.com/RPHblALb3a
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Some critics have theorized that Vincent had vision problems that caused him to see “coronas” of light and “blurs.” Medical experts now theorize that Vincent may have had migraine, and that the paintings reflect his vision during an aura and migraine. pic.twitter.com/skMv5y7Oey— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Vision-Theory critics claim that Vincent literally painted what he saw. Medical experts who believe Vincent had migraine agree that he painted what he was literally seeing during an aura and migraine.Daubigny’s Garden pic.twitter.com/8NpKEcPEmS
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Resting in the Hay (also called Siesta), 1890 pic.twitter.com/vIaofmYwOn
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The Sower (after Millet) pic.twitter.com/WHmWViDhRL
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Landscape with Wheatfields and Rising Moon (after Millet) pic.twitter.com/MCHpWnDmHQ
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Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries, 1888 pic.twitter.com/pXswQY4FQy
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Green Wheatfields, 1890 pic.twitter.com/5Zg2iTsYks
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Sunflowers pic.twitter.com/NghRVb3iDV
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Vincent met fellow artist Paul Gaugin in Paris in 1886, and the two became friends.Self-Portrait, 1886 pic.twitter.com/TPe861fean
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Vincent and Gaugin moved in together to create a sort of mini-art colony. They lived & painted together. Unfortunately, the two frequently argued, sometimes violently.Vincent, Painter of Sunflowers, by Paul Gaugin pic.twitter.com/UcVmYdZ9AA
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Gaugin “opposed” Impressionism, i.e., he didn’t like the way Vincent painted. The two frequently argued about technique and style, and their arguments escalated into brawls.Self-portrait, dedicated to Gaugin, Sept 1888 pic.twitter.com/tanV3bkO52
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Vincent painted 30 self-portraits, more than any other painter in history.Self-Portraits, 1887-1888 pic.twitter.com/5H57JuUGKl
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Self-Portraits, 1887 pic.twitter.com/hzsTWbc78G
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Self-Portraits 1887, cont’d pic.twitter.com/ehdSQ95NLr
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More Self-Portraits, 1887 pic.twitter.com/fNPZD71ofm
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Even more self-portraits, all from 1887 pic.twitter.com/mwIGJqu6YD
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Vincent, by Toulouse-Latrec, 1887 pic.twitter.com/EpCUpXmy8s
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As far as I know, no critic has ever theorized why Vincent painted so many self-portraits, virtually all at the same time. I think his health may have begun to deteriorate to the point where he didn’t “know” himself any longer.Self-Portraits 1888 pic.twitter.com/xkQIdUh6jx
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Vincent’s health deteriorated into almost constant depression & melancholia. He suffered from psychotic episodes & delusions. If he had migraine, as theorized, he may have also been in chronic pain. He attempted suicide several times.Self-Portraits, 1889 pic.twitter.com/ssY32lLXFo
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Vincent’s friendship with Gaugin ended after an especially violent confrontation with a razor, during which Vincent sliced off his own ear. Reportedly, Gaugin was horrified.Self-Portraits Jan 1889 pic.twitter.com/x7iYEVnBuF
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After his incident of self-harm, Vincent spent time in a psychiatric hospital. Doctors there were very progressive: they used art as therapy, so they encouraged Vincent to paint as much as possible, especially outdoors.Wheatfields with Crows, 1890 pic.twitter.com/dwzBidA7zD
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Olive Trees pic.twitter.com/o9tDybdZlv
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This is the only painting to sell in Vincent’s lifetime, and it was purchased by artist Anna Boch in 1890.The Red Vineyard, 1888 pic.twitter.com/DMKjUQunPm
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various works, 1890 pic.twitter.com/RL49y0euBU
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Vincent committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest in July 1890. He died 2 days later, with his beloved brother Theo by his side.various works, most early in his career pic.twitter.com/zySznNqbad
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Vincent committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest in July 1890. He died 2 days later, with his beloved brother Theo by his side.various works, most early in his career pic.twitter.com/zySznNqbad
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) April 28, 2018
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Starry Night over the Rhone, 1888 pic.twitter.com/pnZYOwnveR
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Vincent’s more famous painting of the night sky, one of the most recognized paintings in the world.Starry Night, 1889 pic.twitter.com/Fu5VrQlyHd
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Tombstones of Vincent and Theo Van Gogh at Auvers-sur-Oise pic.twitter.com/FwvX8Xe6Xb
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