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    Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world's best known post impressionist artists. He did not have money to pay for models so he painted his own portrait in hopes of developing his skills as an artist. The Vincent van Gogh Self Portrait with a Gray Felt Hat Oil on canvas, 1888 is indicative of his earlier works when he was applying darker, warmer colors with thicker and longer lines and a stiffer brush. While studying in Paris, van Gogh studied the works of Monet and Gauguin. He tried to imitate their

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    works of prominent artists Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso, the portraits that they painted of themselves offer a clear reflection of the style and sentiment of their time. These painters, although differing in style, became two of the most influential artists of all time. Some differences may separate them, but their ability to express emotion with the use of the elements and principles of art continue to inspire artists today. The self portraits painted by Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso have

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    Vincent Van Gogh Response Paper Vincent Van Gogh is a very interesting artist that produced several works of art in just the ten short years that he painted. I had a chance to study Van Gogh in Art Appreciation. We watched a YouTube video in the fall 2015 semester of Art Appreciation on the Rogers State University Claremore campus. Along with the video we watched was the song “Vincent” also called “Starry, Starry Night” by singer Don Mclean. The slideshow was of different pictures that Van

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    by all? The real Vincent Van Gogh was an artist who had nothing and gave up on life. Many people viewed him as a tenacious and mysterious artist. He died a tragic death feeling like an artistic failure due to a couple of reasons. The first reason was because there were no cures for the mental problems, such as depression, insanity, and epilepsy, that ran in the family. Because of his depression, he felt like an artistic failure, not knowing the fame he would later gain. Van Gogh died as an unknown

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    family, a man who suffered with inner demons which later was known to be Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. This is the legacy of Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent never aspired to become an artist. At a young age, he decide to drop out of school and never returned. His Uncle Vincent, known as “Uncle Cent” got him a job as an art clerk at Goupil and Cie. An international art dealer that employed Vincent and his younger Theo. While in London, his interest in the art world began to sprout as he visited museums and other

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    Vincent Van Gogh Around 1890, an artist by the name of Vincent Van Gogh who present day is one of the most renowned artists created magnificent, yet mysterious drawings which he started with just a pencil. From his pencil drawings with lines and dashes to the beautiful variations with using paint, Vincent was a genius, but was never congratulated on his work until later. Even as he was pronounced crazy, he could still create beautiful works of art which shows how even a flower can bloom in a dark

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    Description Starry Night one of the most iconic paintings of the 1800s. This painting was made by Vincent van gogh(as you can see at the top) Looking at the art piece soothes me. At the end of this essay, I will determine what kind of style this piece is. These colors that the painter used show expressionism. I will tell you about in my analyzation. Anyways, the colors of the painting(main) are yellow, blue, white, and black. Analyze I know a lot of people will know

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    Vincent Van Gogh was born on March, 30 1853 in the town of Zundert in the Netherlands. He died at the age of thirty-seven on July 20, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Van Gogh primarily worked in oil paints on canvas or board. Some of his works include, The Starry Night, Irises, and the Night Cafe. He used oil paints as his main media. The art he created was primarily expressionistic and impressionistic. Expressionism is a unique type of painting, music, or theatrics in which the artist tries

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    Vincent van Gogh is one of the most celebrated, renowned, and mysterious artists in the world today. Although he was an artist for the majority of his life he achieved almost all of his fame posthumously. This fame is not due exclusively to his remarkable artwork, as his life history, rife with mental illness, fascinating stories, and utter woe, contributes immensely to his eminence. When people pay tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for one piece, they are not just buying mere oil on canvas

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    the first bibliography for Vincent Van Gogh was written, by Emile Bernard, who was a painter and friend of Vincent’s. It was three pages long and discussed his aspirations as well as his love for his brother Theo. Emile Bernard continued to celebrate Vincent’s life by later publishing some of the letters he had written. Vincent’s sister Elisabeth later published a booklet of poetry detailing his life. This brought forth the attention of many others who knew Van Gogh to then write about him as well

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