VINCENT

VAN GOGH
A Lonely Postimpressionist
Art with
Created by Klaire Lockheart Lockheart
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Vincent van Gogh
was born in 1853 to
Theodorus and Anna
Cornelia van Gogh in
the Netherlands

Self-Portrait in a Grey Felt Hat

VINCENT VAN GOGH
VINCENT VAN GOGH
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 When he was 4, his
younger brother,
Theo, was born

Theo van Gogh, 1878.

VINCENT VAN GOGH
 He failed as an art dealer
 He studied theology for only one
year
 He tried to be a preacher and
teacher
 He was financially dependent on
Self-Portrait
with Straw his younger brother, Theo, a
Hat, 1887-88. successful art dealer
 He was unable to find a wife
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Art was Vincent van Gogh’s
only outlet
 In 1880, when he was 27,
van Gogh decided to be an
artist
 He started making drawings

Worn Out, 1882.

VINCENT VAN GOGH
 In 1882, when he
was 29, he made
his first oil
painting
 Van Gogh was
helped by his
cousin, who was
an artist, Anton View from the Atelier The Hague, 1882.

Mauve
CHECKPOINT
 With a partner, state why Vincent van Gogh
became an artist
 You have 10 seconds
HIS INFLUENCES…

Japanese prints
Toulouse-Lautrec
Paul Gauguin, a Postimpressionist
Camille Pissarro, an old Impressionist
Peter Paul Rubens, a Baroque artist
Henri Matisse
The Potato Eaters.
1885.
VINCENT VAN GOGH

The Outskirts of Paris.

1886.

• Vincent van Gogh moved to Paris, the center

of the art world, in 1886, when he was 33
• Impressionism was already out of style
VINCENT VAN GOGH
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Van Gogh and his
friends had their first
art show in 1887 and
didn’t sell anything
• They thought their
art would change the
world
• He liked to paint
portraits instead of
landscapes
Self-Portrait. 1886.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Vincent van Gogh and his
friends thought their art
would change the world
because it was different from
Impressionism
• Like Impressionism, van
Gogh’s style of art was
important
• Vincent van Gogh is
Portrait of a Woman. classified as a
1887.
Postimpressionist
POSTIMPRESSIONISM
 “Post” means “after”
 Therefore, “Postimpressionism” means “after
Impressionism”
 This movement differed from Impressionism
in style
CHECKPOINT
 With a partner, name the style of art van
Gogh made and what it means
 You have 10 seconds
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• In 1888, when he was 35,
Vincent van Gogh moved
to Arles
• He didn’t have anyone to
model for him at first, so
he painted landscapes
• He started to paint
portraits again of people
he met
• He was not commissioned
La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin). 1888. (paid) for the portraits
The Night Café. 1888.
THE NIGHT CAFÉ
 Van Gogh was interested in painting artificial
light at night
 When he painted The Night Café, he slept
during the day and stayed up all night for 4
days
 The painting shows pessimism
 The café was not a good place to be
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 The first people to paint outside by sunlight
were the Impressionists
 The Baroque artists painted inside with
artificial light
 Vincent van Gogh was the first to paint
outside at night by artificial light
Café Terrace.
1888.
CHECKPOINT
 With a partner, name the painting that
Vincent van Gogh stayed up all night for 4
nights to paint and state what was special
about the lighting
 You have 10 seconds
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Van Gogh lived in a yellow house, and he
made other houses yellow in his paintings
 The yellow house symbolized things that
were important or happy to van Gogh
 Van Gogh had always dreamed of living
together with other artists and making art
 Van Gogh’s artist friends were going to come
to his new home to work together
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Van Gogh bought furniture and
got his house ready for his
peers to visit
• He was looking forward for his
friend, Paul Gauguin, to arrive
• Van Gogh had a lot of respect
and admiration for Gauguin
• Gauguin was also financially
dependent on Theo Van Gogh
The Yellow House.
1888.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Van Gogh made many paintings of
sunflowers to decorate the house
• Van Gogh’s friend Gauguin kept putting off
going to Arles to be with Vincent van Gogh
• Gauguin finally moved in with van Gogh, but
it didn’t last for long
• Gauguin knew he had to move out because
he couldn’t get along with van Gogh
Two Cut Sunflowers.
1887.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Van Gogh’s dream of having all of his artist
friends working together was shattered
 After van Gogh found out that Gauguin
wanted to leave, van Gogh painted their
chairs as portraits
 Gauguin stayed with van Gogh because van
Gogh’s mental health began to deteriorate
Paul Gauguin’s Armchair. Vincent’s Chair with Pipe.
1888. 1888.
CHECKPOINT
 With a partner, state Vincent van Gogh’s
dream
 You have 10 seconds
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 One night, when Gauguin
stayed at a hotel, van Gogh
cut off part of his own ear
 Van Gogh was taken to the
town hospital
 Gauguin left Arles and never
Self-Portrait with said goodbye to van Gogh
Bandaged Ear and Pipe.
1889.
 Van Gogh was lonelier than
ever after Gauguin left
Self-Portrait with
Bandaged Ear.
1889.
CHECKPOINT

 Tell a partner how you would feel if your

best friend left town and never even told
you “goodbye”
 You have 10 seconds
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 In 1889, when he was 36, Vincent van Gogh
chose to move into a mental hospital
 The hospital was near Saint-Remy-de
Provence, near Arles
 He didn’t want to live by himself or start a
new studio
 Van Gogh was also upset because his
brother was going to get married soon
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 The hospital wasn’t very good
 The hospital’s doctor wasn’t even a mental
health specialist
 Van Gogh didn’t receive any medical
attention
 He was diagnosed as suffering epileptic fits
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• He would go through long
periods of depression, and
sometimes his art would
help him
• During periods of wellness,
he made lots of paintings
• Van Gogh suffered from
hallucinations and thoughts
of suicide, followed by
depression, during the bad
The Iris. times
1889.
Trees in the Garden of
Saint-Paul Hospital.
1889.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 While at the hospital, Vincent van Gogh’s
work had these characteristics…
• Wavy curves
• Sharp dashes

• These brushstrokes show movement and

tension/excitement
Still Life: Vase with Twelve
Sunflowers.
1889.
CHECKPOINT
 List the two characteristics of Vincent van
Gogh’s artwork from when he was in the
hospital
 You have 10 seconds
STARRY NIGHT
 Starry Night was different from Vincent van
Gogh’s earlier outdoor paintings
 It is one of his few paintings that was not
done from nature
 This painting came from his imagination
Starry Night. 1889.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 When van Gogh was no longer able to paint
outside, he made copies of his own paintings
for his sister and mother
 Theo mailed van Gogh prints of artworks by
other artists, which he used for inspiration to
paint
Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles. 1889.
BEDROOM IN ARLES
• Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles in 1889 was
made from memory of an earlier painting that
was damaged
• The objects in the room don’t relate to each
other
• He wanted the painting to show calm and
peace, but it gives an uneasy feeling
• The perspective is dramatically foreshortened
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• In 1890, Vincent van Gogh was the subject of an
article in an art magazine for the first time
• He left the hospital to go to Paris to visit his family
• Theo had a baby son named after Vincent
• Van Gogh also sold a painting, Red Vineyard,
which was one of the few he sold while alive
• He was also going to participate in an art show
The Red Vineyard. 1888.
CHECKPOINT
 State whether or not Vincent van Gogh sold
a lot of artwork during his lifetime with a
partner
 You have 5 seconds
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Van Gogh moved near Paris, and
Dr. Gachet looked after him
 Van Gogh and Dr. Gachet became
friends
 Gachet painted too, but as a
hobby
 Gachet really like van Gogh’s
portrait of him
Portrait of Doctor  Van Gogh was happy that Dr.
Gachet.
1890.
Gachet liked his artwork
 Painting was van Gogh’s therapy
Portrait of Doctor Gachet.
1890.
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Theo, who supported Vincent van Gogh
financially, landed upon hard times
 Theo’s son was sick, his business was in
jeopardy, and his was wife was exhausted
 Van Gogh’s money situation was on shaky
ground
 Van Gogh and Gachet ended their friendship
VINCENT VAN GOGH
• Every day, van Gogh made a new painting,
sometimes even two
• His paintings helped him from being sick and
lonely
• However, one day when he was feeling like a
failure in life, Vincent van Gogh shot himself
• He died two days later
• Vincent van Gogh died in 1890
CHECKPOINT
 State how many paintings Vincent van Gogh
made and why he painted this much
 You have 10 seconds