Posts Tagged: Starry Night
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Dec 17, 2012
No CommentsVan Gogh’s Painting Technique: Impasto
Impasto is a painting term that refers to the use of thickly textured, undiluted, paint that appears almost three-dimensional on the canvas. When an artist uses the impasto technique they usually leave visible brush strokes on the finished painting. They apply the undiluted color to the canvas, frequently with a palette knife, and mix colors...
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Sep 12, 2012
No CommentsThe Café Terrace on the Place du Forum (Café Terrace at Night)
Van Gogh painted The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, or Café Terrace at Night, in mid-September of 1888, and it has become one of his most successful works. Following a summer in which he had spent time painting in the fields surrounding Arles, Van Gogh began to experiment with painting en plein air...
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Jul 20, 2011
No CommentsTop 10 Van Gogh Paintings
Van Gogh created almost 900 paintings during his lifetime; however, of these paintings, a certain few continually standout as favorites among most...
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Oct 08, 2010
1 CommentPop Culture Van Gogh
As one of the most famous artists of all time with such iconic works to his name like Starry Night and Sunflowers, it is not surprising that Vincent van Gogh is a common influence on pop culture. With parodies of Starry Night including characters from Hello Kitty to Darth Vader, the recent inclusion of Van...
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Jul 21, 2010
1 CommentMuseums with Van Gogh Collections
The summer is the perfect time to get out of the heat and take in some culture at a local museum. Fortunately, for Van Gogh lovers his works can be seen in museums all over the world. The largest collections can be found in The Netherlands including famous works like The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers and...
