Archive: Van gogh Still Life
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Jul 29, 2012
1 CommentVan Gogh and Gauguin’s Chairs
Vincent van Gogh created two portraits of chairs in 1888 during the time that Paul Gauguin was visiting him in The Yellow House at Arles. One chair was Van Gogh’s the other Gauguin’s. Empty chairs have frequently been used as the personification of the people who own them. This leads to much discussion surrounding the...
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Nov 10, 2011
2 CommentsVan Gogh Shoes
From 1886 to 1888 Van Gogh was living in Paris. It was during this time that he created many still life paintings including several paintings of shoes. Find out more about these works....
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Oct 22, 2010
No CommentsVan Gogh Autumn Paintings
With fall being in full swing it seemed appropriate to share a few of our favorite Van Gogh paintings which capture the rustic beauty of autumn. Since Van Gogh often painted outdoors “en plein air,” like the Impressionists, he was able to capture the colors and light unique to the season. Even the still life...
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Aug 27, 2010
1 CommentOther Sunflower Paintings by Van Gogh
During the August and September, when sunflowers are a hearty flower common in many areas, it is hard not to be reminded of Van Gogh. Sunflowers have become an iconic symbol of the artist and his work. Sunflowers were a popular subject in Van Gogh’s paintings when he moved to Arles, France; many of them...
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Jun 10, 2010
4 CommentsVan Gogh Sunflowers
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers is one of his most famous series of works. He completed two separate series of still life paintings of Sunflowers the first in Paris in 1887 and the second adorned Gauguin’s room in Arles when he came to stay with Van Gogh at the yellow house. In a letter to his brother...
