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VINCENT VAN GOGH including Emile Bernard and Paul Gaugin. While in Paris he was

greatly influenced by Impressionism and Post Impressionism and
His emotions dictated his palette as he painted according to gained exposure to artists such as Gaugin, Pissarro, Monet and

his feelings Vincent van Gogh was one of the world’s greatest Bernard. As a result, he adopted brighter, more vibrant colors in
artists, with paintings such as ‘Starry Night’ and ‘Sunflowers,’ his art. The appearance of Vincent Van Gogh’s art was transformed

though he was unknown until after his death. He was a Dutch by his experience of French Impressionist painting. For him, the
post-impressionists painter who is among the most famous and quintessential Impressionist painter was always Monet.

influential figures in the history of Western art. Homage to Vincent William van Gogh. This painting portrays two
In just over a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including of his self-portraits, the right hand-side, the self-portrait of 1887,

around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two now at the Art Institute of Chicago and on the left hand-side, self-
years of his life. They include landscapes, still life, portraits and self- portrait of 1889 at the Musee d’Orsay and the center portrait I did

portraits (which he did to practice painting people and majority from one of his early photographs (1870).The earlier portrait on
done in Paris -1886-88.) Born into an upper-middle-class family, the right hand side shows a more traditional style, even though

Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and thoughtful. there were interesting colors and dubbing, but the painting on the
As a young man he worked as an art dealer, often travelling. He left, has much more drama, originality and far more powerful you

turned to religion and spent time as a Protestant missionary in can see at that point where his direction was going.
southern Belgium. He moved back home with his parents and did It is interesting how his work developed in that two year period

not start painting until his late twenties when he moved to Paris during his sojourn in Paris, possibly influenced by Monet and
for a two year period where he met members of the avant-garde the Post-Impressionist artists introducing more color and the

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