The quiet provincial life of Arles allowed Van Gogh to devote as much time as possible to painting. All that was around was so pleasing to the eye that it

Van Gogh created the picture “The Cities in Montmartre” in 1887 in Paris. Having moved to the capital, the artist got acquainted with the Impressionists, whose innovative ideas were close

Books had a great importance in the life of Van Gogh. From childhood, he read a lot, and literature in many ways influenced his thoughts and actions. Playing the role

In Paris, Van Gogh focuses his efforts on experiments with color, trying to make his palette cleaner and more vivid. The easiest way was to realize this idea by depicting

During one of the walks around the neighborhood of Arles, Van Gogh was impressed by the sight of the old mill on the outskirts of the village. The artist always

In the last weeks of July 1890, Van Gogh worked with paintings on familiar motifs: village houses with thatched roofs and wheat fields. In these later images, the problems of

In Paris, Van Gogh focused on creating a lighter and cleaner palette. Theo Van Gogh wrote in his mother’s letters that Vincent was constantly drawing flowers. Bright saturated shades of

This is one of the many still lifes written by Van Gogh in Paris. Fascinated by the ideas of impressionism, he begins to perceive in a new way nature and

This work, like many pictures of the early period, is devoted to the scene of peasant life. In its design and composition, it echoes the “ears collectors” Jean-Francois Millet. The

In 1888, Van Gogh went on a trip to the Mediterranean Sea. Stopping in the small fishing village of Saint-Marie, he was engaged in sketches and sketches from nature. Here

One of the most favorite motifs of the Arles period was the wheat fields that surrounded the town. In this picture, Van Gogh again refers to this topic. He is

After moving to Arles, Van Gogh had many new acquaintances. Among them was the postman Joseph Roelen. The artist often visited his hospitable home. Wife and other members of the

Still-life “Pink roses” Van Gogh wrote in 1990 in Auvers-sur-Oise, where he moved after treatment in the hospital Saint-Remy. Among all the paintings of the late period of the artist’s

Vincent van Gogh is a representative of the post-impressionism trend in painting. During his lifetime, he was not recognized, in fact he was begging, and today his canvases are the

This is one of the Parisian self-portraits of Van Gogh, created during the formation of his picturesque manner and artistic ideals. The author wrote self-portraits both for the purpose of