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About Van Gogh• Favourite colour: Yellow• Born: Holland• Liked to draw flowers• Most famous paintings: Starry
Night and Sunflowers• When he lived in Holland he
drew farmers but when he moved to France he painted brighter things (eg sunflowers)
• Born in 1853• Died in 1890 – thought to be
suicide, but could have been murder…
Vincent’s Chair
• It is yellow, with a blue outline to make it stand out
• The chair represents Van Gogh – uncomfortable, poorly-made and simple
• Didn’t know smoking was bad for you so smoked a pipe
• Van Gogh followed in the style of other Impressionist painters such as Monet and Degas.
• They used complimentary colours (like red and green) to make things stand out.
• They used rough brush strokes and lots of paint to give the impression of movement.
Impressionism
Starry Night
• Because he struggled with his emotions, Vincent Van Gogh moved to a hospital and painted Starry Night there.
• Starry Night is my favourite of his paintings