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Van Gogh

By Vincent van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh’s life and work are so intertwined that it is hardly possible to observe one without thinking of the other. Van Gogh has indeed become the incarnation of the suffering, misunderstood martyr of modern art, the emblem of the artist as an outsider. An article, published in 1890, gave details about van Gogh’s illness. The author of the article saw the painter as “a terrible and demented genius, often sublime, sometimes grotesque, always at the brink of the pathological.” Very little is known about Vincent’s childhood. At the age of eleven he had to leave “the human nest”, as he called it himself, for various boarding schools. The first portrait shows us van Gogh as an earnest nineteen year old. At that time he had already been at work for three years in The Hague and, later, in London in the gallery Goupil & Co. In 1874 his love for Ursula Loyer ended in disaster and a year later he was transferred to Paris, against his will. After a particularly heated argument during Christmas holidays in 1881, his father, a pastor, ordered Vincent to leave. With this final break, he abandoned his family name and signed his canvases simply “Vincent”. He left for Paris and never returned to Holland. In Paris he came to know Paul Gauguin, whose paintings he greatly admired. The self-portrait was the main subject of Vincent’s work from 1886c88. In February 1888 Vincent left Paris for Arles and tried to persuade Gauguin to join him. The months of waiting for Gauguin were the most productive time in van Gogh’s life. He wanted to show his friend as many pictures as possible and decorate the Yellow House. But Gauguin did not share his views on art and finally returned to Paris. On 7 January, 1889, fourteen days after his famous self-mutilation, Vincent left the hospital where he was convalescing. Although he hoped to recover from and to forget his madness, but he actually came back twice more in the same year. During his last stay in hospital, Vincent painted landscapes in which he recreated the world of his childhood. It is said that Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the side in a field but decided to return to the inn and went to bed. The landlord informed Dr Gachet and his brother Theo, who described the last moments of his life which ended on 29 July, 1890: “I wanted to die. While I was sitting next to him promising that we would try to heal him. [...], he answered, ‘La tristesse durera toujours (The sadness will last forever).’”

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1Introduction

63Still Life: Drawing Board with Onions, Arles: January 1889

2Self-Portrait, Saint-Rémy, late August 1889

64Madam Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La Berceuse), Arles: January 1889

3Biography

65Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Arles: January 1889

4Beach at Scheveningen, The Hague: August 1882

66Portrait of Doctor Félix Rey, Arles: January 1889

5Weaver, Seen from the front, Nuenen: May 1884

67Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, Arles: January 1889

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6Head of a Peasant, Nuenen: January 1885

68Crab on its Back, Arles: January 1889

7The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in the Snow, Nuenen: January 1885

69Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, Arles: January 1889

8The Potato Eaters, Nuenen: April 1885

70Ward in the Hospital in Arles, April 1889

9Cottage with Decrepit Barn and Stooping Woman, Nuenen: July 1885

71Pollard Willows, Arles: April 1889

10Peasant Woman Digging, Neunen: August 1885

72The Garden of Saint-Paul’s Hospital, Saint-Rémy: May 1889

11Still Life with a Basket of Vegetables, Nuenen: September 1885

73Cypresses with Two Female Figures, Saint-Rémy: June 1889

12Peasant Woman, Seated with White Cap, Nuenen: December 1884

74Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background, Saint-Rémy: June 1889

13Portrait of Woman in Blue, Antwerp: December 1885

75Wheat Field with Cypresses at Haut Galline near Eygalières, Saint-Rémy: late June 1889

14Head of a Woman with her Hair down, Antwerp: December 1885

76Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy: mid-June 1889

15The Bois de Boulogne with People Walking, Paris: Summer 1886

77Green Wheat Field with Cypress, Saint-Rémy: mid-June 1889

16A Pair of Shoes, Paris: early 1887

78A Meadow in the Mountains: Le Mas de Saint-Paul, Saint-Rémy: mid-June 1889

17A Pair of Shoes, Spring 1887

79Evening Landscape with Rising Moon, Saint-Rémy: early July 1889

18Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin, Paris: February–March 1887

80Two Poplars on a Road through the Hills, Saint-Rémy: October, 1889

19Le Moulin de la Galette, Paris: March 1887

81Self-Portrait, Saint-Rémy: late August 1889

20Flowerpot with Chives, Paris: March–April 1887

82The Bedroom, Saint-Rémy: early September 1889

21Still Life with Red Cabbages and Onions, Paris: Autumn 1887

83Self-Portrait, Saint-Rémy: September 1889

22Still Life with Basket of Apples (to Lucien Pissarro), Paris: Autumn 1887

84Self-Portrait, Saint-Rémy: September 1889

23Portrait of Père Tanguy, Paris: Autumn 1887

85Pietà (after Delacroix), Saint-Rémy: September 1889

24Japonaiserie: Oiran (after Keisai Eisen), Paris: September-October 1887

86Enclosed Wheat Field with Peasant, Saint-Rémy: early October 1889

25Japonaiserie: Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige), Paris: September–October 1887

87Portrait of a Patient in Saint-Paul Hospital, Saint-Rémy: October 1889

26Still Life with Decanter and Lemons on a Plate, Paris: Spring 1887

88Field with Ploughman and Mill, Saint-Rémy: October 1889

27Portrait of the Art Dealer Alexandre Reid, Paris: Spring 1887

89The Mulberry Tree, Saint-Rémy: October 1889

28Woman Sitting by a Cradle, Paris: Spring 1887

90View of the Church at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, Saint-Rémy: October 1889

29Memory of the Garden of Eden (Women of Arles), 1888

91Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospice, Saint-Rémy: October 1889

30Trunk of an Old Yew, Arles: 1888

92Trees in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospice, Saint-Rémy: October 1889

31Self-Portrait in Front of Easel, Paris: January–February 1888

93The Sower (after Millet), Saint-Rémy: late October 1889

32An Old Woman from Arles, Arles: February 1888

94Pine Tree against a Red Sky with Setting Sun, Saint-Rémy: November 1889

33Langlois Bridge at Arles, Arles: April 1888

95The Shepherd (after Millet), Saint-Rémy: November 1889

34Almond Tree in Blossom, Arles: April 1888

96The Road Menders, Saint-Rémy: November 1889

35Three White Cottages in Saintes-Maries, Arles: early June 1888

97Trees with Figure in the Garden of Saint-Paul Hospital, Saint-Rémy: November 1889

36Street in Saintes-Maries, Arles: early June 1888

98Wooden Sheds, Saint-Rémy: December 1889

37Haystacks in Provence, Arles: June 1888

99Les Peiroulets Ravine, Saint-Rémy: December 1889

38The Zouave (half-length), Arles: June 1888

100Morning: Peasant Couple Going to Work (after Millet), Saint-Rémy: January 1890

39Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries, Arles: end of June 1888

101La Méridienne (after Millet), Saint-Rémy: January 1890

40La Mousmé, Arles: July 1888

102Cypress and Two Women, Saint-Rémy: February 1890

41Portrait of Postman Joseph Roulin, Arles: early August 1888

103Blossoming Almond Tree, Saint-Rémy: February 1890

42The Pit, the Mills at Montmartre, Paris: autumn 1888

104L’Arlésienne (Madame Ginoux), Saint-Rémy: February 1890

43Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers, Arles: August 1888

105Prisoners’ Rounds (after Gustave Doré), Saint-Rémy: February 1890

44Portrait of Patience Escalier, Arles: August 1888

106Poppies and Butterflies, Saint-Rémy: April–May 1890

45Portrait of Eugène Boch, Arles: September 1888

107The Old Sad Man, Saint-Rémy: April–May 1890

46Café at Night, Arles: September 1888

108Chestnut Tree in Blossom, Auvers-sur-Oise: May 1890

47Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin), Arles: September 1888

109The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix), Saint-Rémy: May 1890

48Vincent’s House in Arles (The Yellow House), Arles: September 1888

110Still Life: Pink Roses in a Vase, Saint-Rémy: May 1890

49Starry Night over the Rhône, Arles: September 1888

111Road with Cypress Trees and Starry Sky, Auvers-sur-Oise: May 1890

50The Green Vineyard, Arles: September 1888

112Portrait of Doctor Paul Gachet, Auvers-sur-Oise: June 1890

51The Poet’s Garden, Arles: September 1888

113The Church at Auvers-sur-Oise, Auvers-sur-Oise: June 1890

52The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night, September 1888

114Wheatfield with Crows, Auvers-sur-Oise: June 1890

53Portrait of Milliet, Lieutenant under Zouaves, Arles: September 1888

115Two Little Girls, Auvers-sur-Oise: June 1890

54Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, Arles: October 1888

116Thatched Cottages at Cordeville, Auvers-sur-Oise: June 1890

55Les Alyscamps, Arles: late October 1888

117Young Girl Standing against a Background of Wheat, Auvers-sur-Oise: late June 1890

56L’Arlésienne: Madame Ginoux with Books, Arles: November 1888

118Landscape of Auvers in the Rain, Auvers-sur-Oise: July 1890

57The Sower, Arles: November 1888

119Plain at Auvers with Cloudy Skies, Auvers-sur-Oise: July 1890

58The Red Vineyard, Arles: November 1888

120Thatched Cottages by a Hill, Auvers-sur-Oise: July 1890

59Portrait of Armand Roulin, Arles: November–December 1888

121Sheaves of Wheat, Auvers-sur-Oise: July 1890

60Self-Portrait, Arles: November–December 1888

122Haystacks on a Rainy Day, Auvers-sur-Oise: July 1890

61Vincent’s Chair with his Pipe, Arles: December 1888

123Asnières Bridge, Paris: Summer 1887

62Paul Gauguin’s Armchair, Arles: December 1888

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