Vincent Van Gogh
Major Post-Impressionist Painter
By: Emily Weaver and Jessi Smith
3.30.1853 - 7.29.1890
- Often used absorbent canvases, auto graphic ink, conte (black crayon), and natural chalk.
- Created drawings, watercolor paintings, and graphic works.
- Monet, Degas, and Cezanne were other impressionist related to Van Gogh.
What is Post-impressionism?
Post Impressionism is defined to be the french art movement that developed between 1886-1905
Don McLean - Vincent ( Starry, Starry Night) With Lyrics
Interesting Facts
- He was attracted to troubled women, thinking he could help them.
- Mentally ill and lived in an asylum with two bedrooms, one for sleeping, one for painting.
- Chopped his ear off when frustrated one day.
Vincent Van Gogh once said...
"I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help, I shall succeed."