Compare and ContrastVincent van Gogh and Gustav Klimt

By Jason and Alex Kiczales

Vincent van GoghBorn March 30th 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands.

Vincent van Gogh died July 29th, 1890.

Famous for art such as the Starry Night and the Potato Eaters.

He is now considered one of the best artist of all time.

van Gogh became ill later on.

van Gogh spent a faire bit of time in hospital.

Most of his art involved the outdoors.

Never married or had kids.

Was an impressionist artist.

Gustav KlimtDate of Birth: July 14th 1862 Baumgarten, Austria.

Date of Death: February 6th 1918 Vienna, Austria.

Part of the Vienna Succession.

Famous for art works such as The Kiss.

Most of his painting involved women.

On top of painting he also drew.

Never married or had kids.

Founded the Vienna Succession.

Was inspired by artist such as van Gogh

and Matisse.

van Gogh piece 1

Starry Night 1889

• Was painted in Saint Remy de Provence.

• He also painted another starry night.

Klimt piece 1

The Kiss1907• Probably Klimt’s most

famous piece of art.• In this painting you can see

a man kissing a women but the women not kissing back.

• It was also influenced by Beethoven's Frieze.

van Gogh piece 2The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at

Night 1888

• Was painted at a café witch is now called the Café van Gogh

• He didn’t sign this art but wrote about it.

Klimt piece 2

Adele Bloch-Bauer II1912

• This is Klimt's second portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, the other one was mostly painted in yellow.

• When painting this art Klimt was probably influenced by Matisse when he saw his work in 1909.

van Gogh piece 3

Rooftops 1882

• This was created at the Hague in the Netherlands.

• van Gogh also painted other paintings of rooftops.

Klimt piece 3

Avenue of Trees in the Park at Schloss Kammer

1912

• This piece of art by Klimt was inspired Vincent van Gogh as you can see they are almost the same.

• In this image you can see a walkways with trees on both sides leading to a building.

Compare

Both of the artist lived at the same time.

Most of their artwork isn't in that much detail.

Klimt was inspired by van Gogh.

Both didn’t marry or have kids.

For some of the paintings there styles where the same.

Both artist are internationally know for the art that they created one style or another.

Both painted portraits.

Contrast

They live in different regions of Europe.

Where part of different art movements.

Most of the time Klimt’s art had other drawings inside the art. While van Gogh just had the painting.

van Gogh finished his life in a hospital bed while Klimt kept painting at his home.

Van Gogh painted a lot of the outdoors, while Klimt mostly painted women.

Bibliography

Vincent van Gogh:

"Vincent Van Gogh: Biography." Vincent Van Gogh Gallery. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2013.

"Vincent Van Gogh." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 May 2013. Web. 29 May 2013.

"Vincent Van Gogh Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 29 May 2013. 

"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." Vincent Van Gogh (1853�1890). N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2013.

"THE COLLECTION." MoMA.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2013.

 

Bibliography

Gustav Klimt:

"Gustav Klimt - The complete works." Gustav Klimt - The complete works. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2013. <http://www.klimtgallery.org/>.

"Gustav Klimt Museum - Gustav Klimt Paintings, Gustav Klimt Drawings | KLIMT.com Museum." Gustav Klimt Museum - Gustav Klimt Paintings, Gustav Klimt Drawings | KLIMT.com Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2013. <http://www.klimt.com/>.

"iKlimt - The Life and Work of Gustav Klimt." iKlimt - The Life and Work of Gustav Klimt. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2013. <http://www.iklimt.com/>.