Gaugin’s Chair by van Gogh

Gauguin’s Chair, 1888
Oil on canvas
90.5 x 72 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
The relationship between van Gogh and Gaughuin was a strange one.van Gogh had such high hopes but the feeling was not a two way thing and the two soon parted company, even so the art produced by van Gogh in this [...]

VINCENT HAS ARRIVED — VAN GOGH’S LAST DAYS

Van Gogh is remembered with sympathy as having sold only one painting during his lifetime,
and it’s widely believed that that painting was “The Red Vineyards”. This was among the works
he contributed to the 1890 exhibition staged by the Belgian avant-garde group
Les Vingt in Brussels, where it was purchased for 400 francs by the host group’s [...]

Van Gogh The Sower 1888

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The Sower 1888
Oil on Canvas
6480.5cm
Kroller-Museum,Otterlo
The Netherlands
The peasant sows the seed and the brilliant yellow sun let the artist speak in his own words

“I painted it at the height of the mistral [strong wind]. My easel was fixed in the ground with iron pegs, a method I recommend to you. You push the legs [...]

A Van Gogh Quote

I an going to set myself to work from memory often, and the canvases from memory are always less awkward, and have a more artistic look than studies from nature. especially when one works in mistral weather. Weare leaving wind an rain here, and I am very glad not to be alone. i [...]

Van Gogh Sketch

Sketch by Van Gogh of  Enclosed field behind Saint Paul Hospital
A lively sketch showing Van Gogh at the height of observation of the environment he was he was in. I like the mark making enormously .

Van Gogh’s Bedroom

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The painting shows Van Gogh’s bedroom at Ariles this is the place that Van gogh had high hopes for even at onestage thinking of setting up a artists colony but that never comae abouti

Yellow House (Arles) and Map showing location of Arles

The Yellow House at  Arles was perhaps not a  happy experience for Van Gogh though he seems to have produced much work whilst there.

Starry Night by Van Gogh

Time for a Van Gogh. This of course is Starry Night, the swirling stars !
Somtimes you can over analysis things and forget what it is you are meant to be enjoying looking at !

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The Potato Eaters by Van Gogh

A rather austere painting by Van Gogh a complete opposite to the colourful ones we are so used to.
He was shocked by the meager food the peasants were forced to eat and this painting was in part a social commentary, not to be taken to lightly by anyone.
“Amongst this confusion I was dismayed by a [...]

A Return Visit To Cafe Terrace at Night By Van Gogh

Cafe Terrece at Night By Van Gogh
The above link should show the painting Cafe Terrace by Night.
You should be able to use the magnifying glass to see the painting in detail.
What do you see when you look at a painting? What draws your eye in ? The three important elements that I consider important
1 The [...]