Vincent Van Gogh Is The Most Artistic Genius That Ever Lived
Vincent Van Gogh only sold a few paintings in his entire lifetime, though he created hundreds of them. He spent his later years in an asylum and cut off his left earlobe in the name of madness. Vincent Van Gogh committed suicide and only then did he get the notice of the art world. Today, [...]
The Only Painting Van Gogh Ever Sold While Alive
Perhaps it is ironic that Vincent Van Gogh struggled to make a living as an artist and never sold more than a single painting during his entire lifetime. The Red Vineyard, sold for 400 Francs only several months before his death. Considered today to have been a genius, Vincent Van Gogh produced 900 paintings in [...]
Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night Painting
The Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting is perhaps the most widely recognized artwork of this Dutch impressionist. Born March 30 of 1853, Van Gogh died during his prime at the age of 37. During this time, he was able to concrete various oil paintings ranging from self-portraits, still life to nature’s images. Considered to be one of [...]
Searching For The Real Van Gogh
In the history of art, several painters and artists have captured the imagination of many with unparalleled genius in their works. Names such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Picasso quickly come to mind. These are artists more celebrated and known for their works than personality and personal lives. In terms of genius, Vincent [...]
Tragedy And Triumph At Arles: Van Gogh And Gauguin
The artistic union between Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin brought with it the benefits of some of the best of both artists’s works. Although Gauguin originally thought highly of impressionism art and spent some time painting in this particular genre, during his time spent with Van Gogh he grew more and more apathetic towards [...]
Who Cut Off Van Gogh’s Ear?
For well over a century, common wisdom has been that world-renowned painter, Vincent Van Gogh, cut off his ear with a razor following a disagreement with his friend, fellow painter, Paul Gauguin. Lending some modicum of credibility to the legend is the famous self-portrait Van Gogh painted with his ear bandaged. However, following ten years [...]
Why Vincent Van Gogh Cut Off His Own Ear?
While Vincent Van Gogh controversial act of self mutilation built a name for the troubled artist, his severed lobe is still creating waves today – recently, historians and art lovers have been trying to come to an agreement about the actual event. There are two prominent schools of thought: Van Gogh used a razor on [...]
The Starry Night Painting By Vincent Van Gogh
When the name Vincent Van Gogh comes around the first painting people think about is The Starry Night. The reason is this painting was the peak of the artist’s achievements. Vincent Van Gogh to many surprise actually only sold one painting in his life time. However, after his death his work is widely sold as [...]
Five Fascinating Facts About Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who was born in 1853 and died at the relatively young age of thirty seven in 1890. Vincent Van Gogh paintings are now revered all over the world for their bold use of color and emotional intensity. However Vincent Van Gogh is not just famous for his [...]
Top 5 Things To Know About Choosing Your Next Van Gogh Masterpiece
The name Vincent Van Gogh is very popular among art enthusiasts. You would find masterpieces of Van Gogh with every person that have ever involved in collecting oil paintings. During his life time Van Gogh has painted more than 2000 artworks. So as an art enthusiast or painting collector you should already know which paintings of [...]
Vincent Van Gogh – An Artistic Genius
Dutch modern painter Vincent Van Gogh became famous both for his work and for his strange character and paradoxical life. Despite his problems due to an intensely passionate emotional life varying between ecstasy and despair, he became one of the most famous painters of modern times. Having sold only one painting in his life time, [...]
Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits Paintings
“My work is usually a significantly better diversion compared to anything else in any respect, and if I could actually plunge into it, with all of my strength, it would most likely be the greatest treatment. The impossibility of having models, and a number of several other things, prevent me personally from doing so.” When [...]
Van Gogh’s Paintings of Chairs
Vincent Van Gogh paintings of two chairs; Vincent Chair with his Pipe and Gauguin Chair with Candle. Each of them dominating the painting is appears in. Positioned at an angle, touching the edges of the canvas, they have a monumental quality, and seem to be saying: “Go ahead, sit down.” Both chairs are unoccupied. There [...]
Van Gogh’s The Yellow House
Vincent Van Gogh had been living in guest houses ever since he arrived in Arles. He rented a store for the pile of oil paintings that soon accumulated; this store was to do down in art history as “The Yellow House” when he moved in that September. Every morning he would leave his lodgings, heavily [...]
Van Gogh And His Love For Japonism Designs
With out a doubt, Van Gogh most daring venture will be the Italian Girl with Carnations. His model here may have already been Agostina Segatori again, as inside the Cafe Du Tambourin portrait, the woman’s complete lips and broad nose suggest it significantly. On this image Van Gogh’s Japonism attracts upon resources that have little [...]
A Van Gogh Painting Sells For $40 Millions
The BBC News Entertainment has posted an article regarding a Van Gogh Painting that sells for $40 millions. A painting by Vincent Van Gogh has sold at auction in New York for more than $40m (£22m). L’Arlesienne, Madame Ginoux commanded the fourth highest price on record for a work by the renowned Dutch artist. This [...]
