Van Gogh's Galaxies

Vincent Willem van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30th 1853, in Zundert, The Netherlands. Van Gogh spent his teenage year’s working for a firm of art dealers; however, he did not embark upon his art career until 1880. Originally, he worked only with dark and gloomy colors, until he came across the art movements developed in Paris known as, Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism (Meier-Graefe 4). Van Gogh than included their brighter colors and unique style of painting into

Van Gogh moved to Arles in 1888, where he wanted to start a colony of artists who would all live and create together (Department of European Paintings). This community did not actually come together because no one went to work with van Gogh. However, Vincent’s hero Paul Gauguin did visit and work with him. When van Gogh heard of this news, he became excited and optimistic. In preparation for Gauguin’s visit, he created a series of bright yellow sunflower paintings. It was his intention to decorate

picked the favourite piece in Moma, which draws my attention so much-"The Starry Night." Vincent Willem Van Gogh (March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890) is a post-impressionist painter whose work is famous for its beauty, emotion and color and is deeply influenced by the art of the twentieth century. He struggled with mental illness and has been poor and almost unknown throughout his life. Van Gogh died of self-harm in France at the age of 37(Biography). In 1889, he created this outstanding work, “The