4. For Van Gogh, his paintings were a way to regulate the world and zone out reality because he was such a failure. These feelings made Van Gogh go through a Dutch period where all his paintings were sad and gloomy.
5. During his time with the miners, Van Gogh painted the rough lives of the peasants with which he lived. One of these works, The Potato Eaters (1885), is known as his early masterpiece.
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7. His subject matter changed, after he met Pissarro, from the world of peasants to a typically impressionistic subject matter, such as cafés and cityscapes around Montmartre, Paris. He also copied Japanese prints.
8. He relocated himself to Arles, where he began a frenzy of painting that showed his love for the town, countryside and sunlight of the area. Thus, came the paintings Bedroom at Arles (1888), The Night Café (1888), and Starry Night (1889).
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10. Shortly after his Dutch period Van Gogh was largely under the influence of the impressionists, a style of painting where the artist concentrates on the impression of a scene by the use of light and color. Especially influenced by Camille Pissarro, Van Gogh was persuaded to give up the gloomy tones of his Dutch period for bright, high-keyed colors.
16. Representative Artwork for Stylistic Traits #2 Stylistic Traits: -oil pastels -short brush strokes: this can be seen on the swirls in the sky and also the village -mainly uses yellow, green, and blue: this can be seen in the cypress trees, the moon and the sky -outdoors: this is shown because it is a painting on the outside of the village Starry Night (1889)
17. Representative Artwork for Stylistic Traits #3 Stylistic Traits: -oil pastels - Short brush strokes: this can be seen in the sky and also the building -mainly uses yellow and blue: this can be seen in the sky, stars, and cafe -outdoors: this is seen because the painting is of an open area Café at Night (1888)
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19. - mainly uses yellow, blue and black: this can be seen in the color of the vase and also the color of the sunflowers
31. Conclusion Vincent Van Gogh lived a bit of a depressing life, having only sold one painting and being mentally ill. Van Gogh today is one of the most famous artists and his memory lives strong. Most people don’t know the story of his life and how that has driven him to create magnificent pieces of art, not to mention getting sent to the asylum. Van Gogh’s life experiences, know knowing how bad they were, had driven him to create some of the most amazing artworks such as in the Dutch Period where he created The Potato Eaters. Also, shortly after being in the Asylum he created my favorite painting Starry Night and Cordeville. Looking back now you can see that sometimes things are not always as bad as they seem.
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