On this day in 1853, Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh was born. Little appreciated during his lifetime, Van Gogh's fame grew largely in the years after his death in 1890 from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Today, Van Gogh is regarded as a vanguard figure in the history of modern art and his legacy is preserved in the paintings and drawings he left behind.
Whether in his multiple self-portraits, landscape paintings, sunflower series or portraits of others, Van Gogh's use of color and his correspondingly expressive broad brushstrokes conveyed his emotional state of mind. It is also this vibrant use of color, forms and brushstrokes that has influenced nearly every artistic movement that came after him: Symbolism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and beyond.
Personally, I have only gotten the chance to see Van Gogh's Irises, at the Getty Museum.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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this is my favourite van gogh:)
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That's my favorite one too!!! I was just telling Mama T that last night!! :)
ReplyDeletegood taste we have!!
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