1. Vincent Willem Van Gogh

2. Biography Born in the Netherlands 1853 Post-impressionism
Influenced by Millet, Rubens,and Japanese artists.
Favorite color- yellow.
Subjects-nature and humanity.
Strongly influenced by Dutch masters, i.e. Rembrandt and by impressionist peers
Died in France in 1890, age 37

3. Training—A Lot of Training
The Hague School, 1880
The Academy of Fine Arts, 1885 (Antwerp)
Cormon Studio, (Paris)- Monet, Russell, Rodin, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec
Arles, France --“Yellow House” artist colony (House of Friends)

4. Impressionist Timeline
Van Gogh

5. Van Gogh saw things differently

6. Style
Van Gogh believed colors should be bright and intense, full of expressive colors and lively.
He believed color would continue to sing its own praise and shine in its own glory.
Paintings are often very colorful, often with bright greens and yellows (his favorite color).
These artistic experiments were the basis for Fauvism and Expressionism of the 20th century.
Vincent loved nature and felt plants and trees should be drawn as if they were human beings. He also said that “People are the root of everything.”

7. Starry Night, 1889

8. Irises, 1889

9. Woman in a Garden, 1887

10. Self-Portrait, 1887

11. Local Van Gogh exhibit coming to AZ Science Center