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1. | Analysis of Self-Portraits of Vincent van Gogh
Vincent – Model, Myth & Human Being
"…it is difficult to know yourself, but it isn't easy to paint oneself either." –Vincent van Gogh
> From 1885 through 1890, van Gogh painted at least 30 self-portraits, an amazing number of likenesses ...
[Added: 20 Sep 2006 Hits: 1797 Words: 492]
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2. | A Night of Light - Van Gogh's The Starry Night, 1889
"…A kind of painting giving greater consolation." In Vincent van Gogh's own words we find a succinct and simple description of "The Starry Night," probably his most famous work.
Philosophers, art historians, musicologists ...
[Added: 18 Sep 2006 Hits: 542 Words: 594]
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3. | Analysis of The Sunflowers - Vincent van Gogh
Vincent's Sunflowers
"The sunflower is mine in a way." –Vincent van Gogh
Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" are among his most famous paintings, but few people realize he did many sunflower pictures, not just the most famous "Vase with Twelve Sunflowers" and "Vase ...
[Added: 16 Sep 2006 Hits: 2286 Words: 549]
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4. | Vincent van Gogh's Bedroom at Arles, painted in 1889
In Vincent's Room
"In a word, looking at the picture ought to rest the brain, or rather the imagination."
Vincent van Gogh's "Bedroom at Arles," painted in 1889, was intended to be symbolic of restful peace. A glance at this painting, buzzing ...
[Added: 12 Aug 2006 Hits: 965 Words: 475]
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5. | Van Gogh's Earliest Masterpiece: The Potato Eaters, 1885
"Some see beauty in it, precisely because the characters are so genuine." –Theo van Gogh
Just a few months before van Gogh moved to Antwerp, with the resulting expansion of his color palette, he painted his first major work, "The Potato Eaters." It is ...
[Added: 07 Jun 2006 Hits: 832 Words: 541]
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