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An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men. Vincent Van Gogh
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by Humberto Fernán Mandirola Brieux
is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Vincent Van Gogh a warm heart
Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.
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Vincent Van Gogh a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. He was born in Zundert, The Netherlands on March 30 ,1853 and he died on July 29 ,1890 at the age of 37
His painting are one of the most treasure object in the world today.
Vincent went to school in Zevenbergen and studied French,
English and German , he spooked four languages and he
was well-read. Due to family financial difficulties, at the age
of 15 he was forced to leave school and to go to work. He
worked hard as a digger, then he became a missionary
worker in a very poor mining region in The Netherlands and
afterwards he worked in a big French art dealers company
“Goupil & Co” in The Hague, Holland.
He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880 at
the age of 27. Van Gogh was the son of Anna Carbentus and
Theodorus Van Gogh, who was a minister of the Dutch
Reformed Church.
Conscience is a man's compass.
Vincent Van Gogh
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
Vincent Van Gogh
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His production is divided in 6 Periods from 1880 to 1890: In only 10 years he
produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings
and sketches. .
2.Nuenen (1883–1885)
3.Paris (1886–1888) In Paris, Van Gogh was influenced
by the work of other artists.
4.Arles (February 1888 – May 1889) In Arles,
Van Gogh was inspired by the colors of the French countryside.
5.Saint-Rémy (May 1889– May 1890)
In Saint-Rémy , Van Gogh was very sick.
6.Auvers-sur-Oise (May – July 1890)
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1.Earliest Paintings in different cities (1880–1883)
In Netherlands (1880-1885) 5 years - sombre colours
In France (1886-1890) 5 years - bright colours
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The Netherlands - Zundert - Nuenen - Etten - The Hague
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Earliest Paintings in Netherlands (1880 -1883)
Boy Cutting Grass with a Sickle
Painted in Etten: October, 1881 Beach at Scheveningen in Stormy Weather
The Hague: August, 1882
Initially Van Gogh worked only with sombre colours, until he
encountered Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris.
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Nuenen (1883–1885) sombre colours
Two Peasant Women Digging
Nuenen: July, 1885 The Potato Eaters
Nuenen: April, 1885
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Paris (1886–1888) In Paris, Van Gogh was influenced by the work of other artists.
In Fernand Cormons’ atelier, he met Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He also met Emile
Bernard, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro and Paul Signac at that time.
Van Gogh's palette comes alive. Bright colors
Vase with Red Poppies in Summer, 1886
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Self-Portrait Winter 1887-88
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Arles (February 1888 – May 1889) In Arles, Van Gogh
was inspired by the colors of the French countryside.
Harvest at La Crau, June, 1888
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Still Life: Vase with
Fourteen
Sunflowers, Agust, 1888
Vase with Sunflowers-series
This was the most productive
period of Van Gogh
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Old drawbridge painted by Vincent Van Gogh, which currently gets
its name, Vincent Van Gogh Bridge. The bridge is preserved as
then in Arles.
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Arles (February 1888 – May 1889)
My Room:1888
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Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum,
Arles, at Night, September, 1888
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At left you can see Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum in
Arles
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Hôtel-Dieu ( 'Residence of God' has was called Hospital at the time)
where Van Gogh was taken when he cut off his ear.. there painted this
picture
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Starry Night
was painted
while Vincent
was in the
asylum at
Saint-Rémy
and his
behavior was
very erratic at
the time, due
to the severity
of his attacks
.
Unlike most
of Van Gogh's
works, Starry
Night was
painted from
memory and
not outdoors as
was Vincent's
preference.
Music: by Don Mc Clean
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View of the river Rhone in Arles there he painted one of his
most famous pictures.. Starry Night over the Rhone
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He painted from here painted the yellow house, the house
was destroyed during the war in a German bombing.
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This would be the location of the yellow house in Arles
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St.Remy Asylum: where he was interned with an outbreak of esquisofrenia
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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)
20 Wheat Field with Cypresses Saint-Rémy: Early September, 1889
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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)
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Champ de blé aux corbeaux - Wheat field with crows 1889
Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)
(Fleurs-de-Lis) Irisis, Painting, Oil on Canvas Saint-Rémy, France: May, 1889 The National Flower of France is the stylised Lily. Even the Iris is supposed to be the flower emblem of France.
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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)
Still Life: Vase with Irises Against a Yellow Background
Painting, Oil on Canvas Saint-Rémy: May, 1890
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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)
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Saint-Rémy(1889–1890)
Saint-Rémy Hospital 1889
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Vincent had never money
paid, often he paied his
drinks and the doctors who
attended him with his paint.
In fact many of his
paintings were in the hands
of his doctor.
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Auvers-sur-Oise (May–July 1890)
Portrait of Doctor Gachet, June, 1890: (bidding;
auction; sale ).
This pictures in an auction fetched a record
price of $82.5 million in 1990. This is
incredible for a person who couldn't sell any
picture during his life.
Portrait of Doctor Gachet, (2nd version)
June, 1890. There are two authentic
versions of this portrait.
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Auvers-sur-Oise (May–July 1890)
Church of Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890
Thatched Cottages at Cordeville, June, 1890
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Saint-Rémy. 1890.
The old man afflicted,
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Theodorus "Theo" Van Gogh
Was a sharp-witted and enlightening Brother
We would all like to have a brother like Theo
(1 May 1857 – 25 January 1891)
He was a successful art dealer.
He was the youngest brother of Vincent van Gogh.
Theo's unfailing financial support allowed his
brother to devote himself entirely to painting.
Theo always accompanied and helped Vincent.
Theo admired his elder brother, probably he was the only one who
admired Vincent in his lifetime. But communicating with him
proved to be difficult, even before Vincent opted to follow his
artistic vocation. Theo was often concerned about Vincent's mental
condition and he was among the few who understood his brother.
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Medical records
Van Gogh cut off the lobe of his left ear during some sort of seizure
on 24 December 1888. Mental problems afflicted him, particularly in
the last few years of his life. During some of these periods he did not
paint or was not allowed to. There has been much debate over the
years as to the source of Van Gogh's mental illness and its effect on his
work. Over 150 psychiatrists have attempted to label his illness, and
some 30 different diagnoses have been suggested.
Vincent van Gogh's medical condition Diagnoses which have been put
forward include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, syphilis, poisoning
from swallowed paints, temporal lobe epilepsy and acute intermittent
porphyria. Any of these could have been the culprit and been
aggravated by malnutrition, overwork, insomnia, and a fondness for
alcohol, and absinthe in particular.
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Medical records
Still Life with Absinthe (1887)Medical theories have even been proposed
to explain Van Gogh's use of the colour yellow. One theory holds
that Van Gogh's colour vision might have been affected by his love
of absinthe, a liquor that contains a neurotoxin called thujone. High
doses of thujone can cause xanthopsia: seeing objects in yellow.
However, a 1991 study indicated that an absinthe drinker would
become unconscious from the alcohol content long before consuming
enough thujone to develop yellow vision. Another theory suggests that
Dr. Gachet might have prescribed digitalis to Van Gogh as a treatment
for epilepsy. There is no direct evidence that he ever took digitalis, but
he did paint Gachet with some cut flower stalks of Common Foxglove,
the plant from which the drug is derived. Those who take large doses
of digitalis often report yellow-tinted vision or yellow spots
surrounded by coronas (like those in the The Starry Night) and
changes in overall colour perception.
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Medical records
A recently proposed illness is lead poisoning. The paints he
used were lead-based, and one of the symptoms of lead
poisoning results in a swelling of the retina, which may have
led to the halo effect seen in many of Van Gogh's later works.
It has been suggested that Van Gogh suffered from the brain
disorder hypergraphia. This is a manifestation of another
disorder that appears as a near constant, overwhelming
urge to write. The disorders it is most commonly associated
with are mania and epilepsy
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Summary of his medical records: Most of his best-known works were
produced in the final two years of his life, during which time he cut off part of his left ear
following a breakdown in his friendship with Paul Gauguin.
•Diseases:
•Schizophrenia,
•bipolar disorder,
•syphilis, gonorrhea ,
•poisoning from swallowed paints, (lead-plumbum).,
•temporal lobe epilepsy ,
•acute intermittent porphyria ,
•Ménière's disease,
•Sunstroke
•been aggravated by:
•malnutrition,
•overwork,
•insomnia, and
• a fondness
•for alcohol, and absinthe. •absinthe is a liquor that contains a neurotoxin called thujone. High doses of
thujone can cause xanthopsia: seeing objects in yellow. (colour vision might have
been affected) .
•He suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness.
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The death of Vincent Van Gogh
The popular belief is that he shot himself in the chest.
A new theory on the death is that he did not commit suicide and was in
fact shot by a teenage boy.
The theory contradicts the accepted version of events, which holds that
Van Gogh shot himself in a field in France.
Staggering more than a mile back to an inn where he was staying. Before
dying 30 hours later, he was asked if he meant to commit suicide, and
said: "Yes I believe so".
But this does not explain why the easel and brushes that he had taken to
the fields with him that day, not to mention a gun, were never found,
and nor was a suicide note.
Van Gogh didn't accuse the boy of shooting him because he welcomed
death and didn't want the teenager to be punished.
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The death of Vincent Van Gogh
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I have a very deep admiration for this big man and his
brother, for his life as a beggar, for his brilliant art and his
greatness.
Even in his death on which preferred to go through a
suicide (which he detested) before the friend child was
blamed to kill him.
The greatest of this man only God can judge.
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Van Gogh died in 1890 aged 37. Burial and graves with Theo in Auvers-sur-Oise
Town Cemetery. All moments together, and so much more. A life so profoundly
troubled and at the same time such incredible beauty.
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L’Auberge
Ravoux, in
Auvers-sur-Oise,
where Vincent
Van Gogh spent
his final months
and where he
died. It is now a
restaurant.
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Sightseeing, walking in Madero Harbor with
aunt Sonia & aunt Adela
Bibliography, taken from these sources:
http://www.vangoghgallery.com
http://www.vincentvangoghart.net
http://www.holland.nl/uk/holland/culture/vincent_van_gogh.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh's_medical_condition
http://virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofart/hallofdutchart/vangoghvi
ncent.com
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8830739/New-
book-claims-Vincent-Van-Gogh-did-not-commit-suicide.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5bEyoPO34&feature=relmfu
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Thank you ….
for your attention
Dr. Humberto F. Mandirola Brieux
Email [email protected]
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光顧 guāng gù