Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Starry Night”

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1. Description of the painting by Van Gogh “Starry Night over the Rhone”The sketch of the film “Starry Night over the Rhone” was painted by Van Gogh in 1888, and the painting itself was completed and exhibited in 1889. The oil painting is written in large strokes and its main colors are multiple shades of blue and yellow, turning into pale blue, now greenish-bronze, now bright gold. […]...
2. Description of the painting by Edward Munch “Starry Night”Stars have always attracted Munch, served as a mysterious object of his creative worship. He wrote several paintings united by a common theme. One of them is “Starry night”. More precisely, not one, several of them. Munch had one feature – to write his canvases in different variations. It happened with this picture. The “starry […]...
3. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Night Cafe”The painting “Night Cafe” was painted by artists in September 1888. For three nights, Vincent Van Gogh visited the station café in the city of Arles in the south of France, watching the night visitors wandering aimlessly at their drinks. The vagueness of the lines, the negligence of the strokes, the blurred faces of the […]...
4. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “White House at Night”The painting was painted by the outstanding Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh shortly before the tragic death. Moreover, the exact date of creation of the canvas is known – 06.16.1890, around eight o’clock in the evening. Such accuracy was established thanks to astronomers who explained that the star and the shining around it, depicted in […]...
5. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Cafe Terrace”When creating his painting “Night Cafe Terrace”, Van Gogh did not use black paint at all. But hardly anyone would argue that the canvas is not depicted at night. This canvas was created in the so-called Arles period of the painter’s work (at that time the yellow palette of shades was clearly dominant in the […]...
6. Description of the painting by Van Gogh “Night Cafe”According to Van Gogh himself, the painting “Night Cafe” was created in order to convey the effect of a look at the environment of a public institution through the eyes of a drunk person whose thoughts, understanding of what is happening and his mind are clouded by awakened drunkenness. The painting was made on an […]...
7. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Lilac bush”The researchers found that the baths of Gogh depicted one of the corners of the beautiful garden of the hospital in Saint-Remy. At the bottom of the picture we see irises. They are found in many paintings of the artist. They surround a fairly narrow path. It is she who passes by the lilac bush, […]...
8. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “The road with cypresses and a star”The picture “Road with cypresses and a star” Vincent Van Gogh wrote already in a madhouse in the vicinity of Saint-Remy. It was the last year of his life, when periods of madness were interspersed with periods of enlightenment. Over the past year, Van Gogh created one and a half hundred paintings and more than […]...
9. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Coal Barges”The painting “Coal Barges” was painted by Van Gogh in August 1888 on the shore at the pier on the Rhone. The artist liked to depict nature at sunset at the end of a tiring day, it seemed to him especially beautiful. This landscape was inspired by a coal-loaded barge after the rain. And he […]...
10. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Blooming Garden”The painting “Blooming Garden” was created unrecognized during his lifetime, but by a very talented French artist Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Of all the genres of art, the French post-impressionist Van Gogh chose the landscape. He loved wildlife hotly and passionately, with some kind of extraterrestrial love, unlike most of his contemporaries. Nature became […]...
11. Description of the series of paintings by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Two cut sunflowers”“Two cut sunflowers” – these are three paintings from the first series of the Paris cycle “Sunflowers”, written by Van Gogh August and September 1887. In total, there were four paintings in the first series (four sunflowers were depicted on the first, and the next three – two). All of them depicted cut sunflowers, but […]...
12. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Portrait of Papa Tanga”Van Gogh Portrait of Papa Tangi Van Gogh painted this canvas in 1887-1888. Julien Francois Tanguy owned a shop selling items for painters. His clients were not only famous impressionists, but also post-impressionists. Tanguy participated in the Paris Commune. Then he was exiled. The soul of this man is incredibly wide. For artists in his […]...
13. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Landscape with Olives” &; nbspThe painting “Landscape with Olives” was painted by Van Gogh in 1889 in a difficult period for him. At this time, he was in the hospital of the monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Mausol in the small town of Saint-Remy-de-Provence. Then he worked with incredible hardworking and wrote more than 150 paintings and about a hundred drawings and […]...
14. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem Van Gogh “Church in Auvers”1890 This picture is one of the last works of the artist, painted in oil on canvas. In 1890, Van Gogh settled in the outskirts of Paris, in the village of Auvers, in which he lived the last two months of his life. At this time, and he created this work of art. The main […]...
15. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Roofs. View from the workshop “&; nbspThe painting “Roofs. View from the workshop “was written by Van Gogh in July 1882, while he was beginning to master the basics of painting and drawing. This picture refers to the early period of Van Gogh. Despite the fact that it was an educational work of the artist, he coped with it perfectly, clearly […]...
16. Description of the painting by Arkhip Kuindzhi “Ukrainian Night”The picture was created in 1876. We look at this canvas, as if spellbound. The painter was the first to portray the night in the south so gorgeous. This way, only the person who loves her very much could show nature. Undoubtedly, Kuindzhi has a tremendous temperament of a real creator, who creates wonderful pictures, […]...
17. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Vase with red poppies”The painting “Vase with Red Poppies” was painted by Van Gogh in the summer of 1886 after moving to Paris. The Paris period was very fruitful for him, during these years about 250 paintings were painted by the artist. “Vase with red poppies” is one of a whole series of still lifes of the Paris […]...
18. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “La Cros”The painting was painted in 1885. For all viewers, this canvas necessarily evokes an incredibly pleasant and full of pacification feeling. Van Gogh depicted the traditional picture when harvesting. The colors are a bit exaggerated. The painter enriches them and deliberately sates. In reality, they are slightly different. The convergence of the image and the […]...
19. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Olive Grove”The picture is painted in oil on canvas in 1889, a year before the artist’s death. Was created while living in San Remy. Pictures of Van Gogh for the second century have amazed everyone who sees them. They carry the world of dreams and the world of the present. The olive grove is one of […]...
20. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Self-portrait in a straw hat”Portraits Van Gogh began to paint in Paris, and here he began to devote a lot of time to writing self-portraits. He wrote dozens of works on this subject, but one of the most popular was the “Self-portrait in a straw hat,” although the work looks somewhat unfinished. There is no background in the picture; […]...
21. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Seascape in Saint-Marie”The painting “Seascape in Saint-Marie” was painted by Van Gogh in June 1888 on the Mediterranean coast of the fishing village of Saint-Marie. The sea inspired the great artist and in the Arles period of Van Gogh one can distinguish a series of paintings devoted to sea beauty. Then he wrote a lot of sketches […]...
22. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Van Gogh’s Chair”The painting “Van Gogh’s Chair” amazes the viewer with the unusual composition. It would seem: an interior detail. But the image does not carry only the interior load. In this case, we can say that Van Gogh is positioning the chair from the point of view of the central character of the picture, as if […]...
23. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Two women in the forest”“Two Women in the Forest” refers to the early works of Van Gogh. And they can already be considered such familiar essays by the artist, who accompanied all his work. Early works are distinguished by dark tones, the search for truth, the meaning of life and the beginning of all life. His work “Two Women […]...
24. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Sea in Saint-Mary”Vah Gog often wrote the sea. He was attracted by the beauty of the waves, which he could portray gracefully and impetuously, in the best traditions of impressionism. The picturesque landscape of the famous author consists of several layers of blue foaming waves, a turbulent flow of water and the power of the sea element. […]...
25. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “White roses”“White Roses” represent the later works of Van Gogh, when he was already close to madness and his tragic death. Wanting to relax, he left Paris on the outskirts, where he wrote a lot of flowers – on bushes, in vases, without a clear background – and the roses must have caught his eye by […]...
26. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Vase with irises”“Vase with irises” is one of the few still lifes created by Van Gogh during his stay in the clinic after cutting off his ear. The artist did not have the opportunity to go for walks, and he was quickly bored with writing copies of paintings by other artists. Then Van Gogh and began to […]...
27. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Huts”In the heyday of artistic talent, Van Gogh paints the landscape of “Hut”. This happened a few months before the death of the brilliant painter. In May 1890, the Netherlands artist lived in the town of Auvers in northern France. The mild climate in this small French colony should have a positive impact on the […]...
28. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Cypress”It is no secret that the famous Dutch artist was tormented by bouts of madness. After one of these attacks in 1889, Van Gogh went to a hospital for mental patients in Saint-Remy, where he was free to draw. This period in the life of Van Gogh significantly influenced his work and outlook on life. […]...
29. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Haystacks in Provence”1888; canvas, oil; 73.0×92.5; Kröller-Muller Museum. The period of life in Arles is characterized in the works of Van Gogh by an abundance of landscape painting. In his paintings, he tried to capture the beauty of the surrounding nature, which does not need an artificial preening. The canvas “Haystacks in Provence” is compositionally simple and […]...
30. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “First steps”Van Gogh eschewed traditional art, and used broad strokes and paints to express pure emotions. This style of the master distinguishes his works among other post-impressionists. He was interested in people, their essence, human feelings. He used free pure color to express a theme. When Van Gogh decided to become an artist, he realized that […]...
31. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Poppy Fields”1988; canvas, oil; 21×25; Israeli Museum. The beauty of landscape painting by Vincent Van Gogh is beyond question. To convey the amazing richness of nature, the painter used bright colors, transferring to the canvas his amazing vision of the surrounding universe, which never ceases to amaze and fascinate viewers for many generations. The painting “Poppy […]...
32. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Reaper”The painting was written in 1889. At first glance, it is very simple and unpretentious. It depicts a man who, with the help of a scythe, mows wheat in the field, turning his back to the viewer. No small items, or with the particular complexity of the details worked. Above it is a bright blue […]...
33. Description of the painting by Arkhip Kuindzhi “Elbrus. Moonlight night”“Elbrus. Moonlight Night “is a sketch by Arkhip Kuinji on the nature of the Caucasus. A sketch is considered preparatory work before writing a picture. It is made with oil paints on paper. The Russian artist always treated the moonlight with trepidation. At night, the hidden secrets of nature and the essence of things – […]...
34. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Sunflowers”The picture is filled with color and life. But many connoisseurs of art, many critics will come to the conclusion that everything is too “burning” with color. Saturated orange and bright yellow color is a sign of mental disorder, many pictures of this artist speak about it. The picture does not have a clear idea […]...
35. Description of the painting by Vincent Willem van Gogh “Cows”The painting “Cows” is one of the latest creations of Van Gogh. It was written by the artist in May 1890 in the city of Auvers. He was inspired to create it by etching Gachet, written in 1873 from a piece by Jordaens of the Lille Museum. Van Gogh was so inspired by this work […]...
36. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “Still Life with Gladiolus”Vincent Van Gogh is a great impressionist, who created many magnificent still lifes. One of the main tenets of post-impressionism is the image of the world of things, conveying the materiality of our world. Van Gogh looks at the simple world of things in a special way, finds the beautiful in the elementary. The still […]...
37. Description of the painting by Vincent van Gogh “The Sower”In 1888, the Dutch artist Van Gogh painted his next masterpiece of art, The Sower. The work is done in oil and has dimensions of 32×40 cm. Nina is stored in Amsterdam at the Vincent Van Gogh Museum. The artist was obsessed with peasant themes in his works. On his account there are several different […]...
38. Description paintings by Vincent Van Gogh “Backyards”One of the earliest paintings by the Dutch master paints to us the difficult conditions of life and residence of the poor peasantry. It is known that Vincent was extremely lacking in artistic education, which is why the artist suffered a lot and constantly. Trying to master the elementary techniques of painting independently, the master […]...
39. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Boats in the sea”The canvas “Boats at Sea” was painted by the outstanding nineteenth-century artist Vincent Van Gogh in 1888. At present, this amazing painting, painted in oil in the traditional style of the author, is kept in the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. The work was done in an impasto technique, the rich texture of the […]...
40. Description of the painting by Vincent Van Gogh “Peach tree in bloom”The painting of extraordinary beauty and attractiveness “Peach tree in bloom” was painted by Van Gogh in 1888. It was this year that the artist moved to the south of France, in Arles, and began a new, most fruitful period of his work. Here, Van Gogh admired nature, its bright colors and writes a great […]...