Two of the Greatest Paintings Made by Vincent Van Gogh

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Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853. He would grow to be one of the greatest artists of his era. Van Gogh utilized a variety of colors on the spectrum, giving his paintings life. He often used the art style of impressionists in that his paintings are depicted as he sees fit, and not how they are naturally viewed (Cliff). His paintings consisted of complex brush strokes that would vary in the amounts of paint used. He used colors in order to push emotion onto the audience through contrasting colors and his works often reflected his own mood and surroundings. Van Gogh continued to use impressionism until he mastered the use of color techniques and expressing emotion in order to bring life to his paintings, as shown in The Sower and The Night Café. The Night Café was created in 1888, when Van Gogh stayed at the Café de la Gare (Wikipedia). This stay was not Van Gogh’s first encounter with this atmosphere; in fact he was quite familiar with brothels and bars (Cliff). This very atmosphere served as his inspiration. He took a strong interest in the livelihoods of the “night prowlers that ‘had no money to pay for lodging, or are too drunk to be taken in’. They are travelers without a home, which is not exactly what Van Gogh experienced, yet he could fully relate to their feelings. The painting is a depiction of the inside of the café, which took Van Gogh three days and three nights to complete (Harding). Upon its completion, Van Gogh was unimpressed with his artistic abilities and called it his worst painting yet (Gogh). The Café de la Gare was at the time operated by Michel Ginoux, which was given the painting in order to pay for his stay. Van Gogh often visited brothels and disreputable drinking establishments. The desolate setting of th... ... middle of paper ... ...people/vincent-van-gogh-9515695>. Finnimore, Jo Ann. "The Parable of the Sower." Farm Sermons. The Surgeon Archive. Web. 13 Mar 2014. . "France." Industrial Revolution. 2014. . Harding, Elizabeth. "Analysis of The Night Cafe - Vincent van Gogh." Street Directory. Streetdirectory. Web. 06 Mar 2014. . Mancoff, Debra. "The Sower by Vincent van Gogh." Vincent van Gogh Paintings from Arles. How Stuff Works. Web. 13 Mar 2014. . "Vincent van Gogh." The Night Café. 2014. . "Vincent van Gogh." The Sower. 2014. .

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