Sometime between April to September of 1887 Van Gogh created two barn owl drawings from pencil, pen, and blue ink. In February of 1886, Van Gogh moved to Paris and lived with his brother Theo in Montmartre, an artists’ quarter. In Paris Van Gogh was exposed to the Impressionists, their use of light, and themes…
In 1884 and 1885 Van Gogh created several church paintings depicting two different churches, both in the small village of Nuenen in the North Brabant district of the Netherlands. It was here that Van Gogh’s father became a pastor in 1882. Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, 1884 is a painting of his father’s…
Vincent van Gogh’s art career lasted a short ten years from 1881 until his death in 1890. The works he produced at the beginning of his career, while he was in his late 20s, are referred to as the “Early works of Vincent van Gogh”. These early works include at least two paintings of churches,…
