Vincent van Gogh

Presented by

Hannah S.

Starry Night

Summary Slide

Early LifeCareersArtistic InfluencesBefore and AfterLater LifeHealthImpact on Art

Early Life

• March 30, 1853• Groot-Zundert

Holland• Pastor’s Son• Mentally unstable• Lacked

confidence

At age 13

Careers

• Book store clerk, art dealer, preacher

• In 1880, became an artist

• “Determined to give happiness by creating beauty”The Potato Eaters

Artistic Influences

• Studied with Cormon

• Met Pissarro, Monet, Gauguin

• Style became more colorful

Olive Trees

Before and After

The Old Church at NuenenThe Church at Auvers

Later Life

• Cut earlobe off• Saint-Remy for

treatment• Committed

suicide• Died July 29, 1890

Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear

Health

• Temporal Lobe Epilepsy• Bipolar disease• Thujone poisoning• Lead Poisoning• Hypergraphia• Sunstroke

Impact on Art

• Changed views of beauty, individuality, and style of art

• Inspired many to become artists

• After 100+ years, artists are still mimicking his style

Sunflowers

Works Cited

• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/overview.html• http://www.vggallery.com/photos/vvg_13.htm• http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/SamiaMirza/SueBond-

19VanGoghSunflowers.jpg• http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0527.htm• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/

PaulGauguinblackwhite.jpg• http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0088.htm• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/impact.html• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.html