The following 7 interesting facts are taken from historical records and are not biased opinions.
1) Fell in Love with his Landlady’s Daughter in Hague
It seems that Vincent Van Gogh had a penchant for the ladies, and one of his first jobs was in an office in the City of Hague. he worked at this job for over four years until he fell in love with his landlord’s daughter and was subsequently dismissed from the company. This demonstrates Van Gogh’s quest for love even at the expense of monetary concerns.
2) He Forever Searched for Happiness
Vincent Van Gogh was a man possessed with the notion that happiness was all that he required in this world. Far be it for anyone to argue that point, yet what is true is that he forever chased that emotion, and came up empty in the end. This craving of happiness can be seen in all of his artistic endeavors.
3) He Suffered from Schizophrenia and Other Mental Health Problems
Suffering from mental disorders such as schizophrenia affected Van Gogh his entire life and artistic career. The fabled ‘Starry Night’ rendition was actually done when he was a resident in an insane asylum in Saint-Remy, France. Many other mental disorders plagued this fantastic artist his entire life and can be easily picked out, in some of his most famous artistic pursuits. As an intelligent individual and famed artist, Vincent Van Gogh knew when to say when and admitted himself many times into mental institutions all throughout Europe. After being released from such self-imposed institutions of recovery, he showed signs of increasing improvement but these were fleeting at best. In the end, he took his own life, after a bout of depression.
4) He Loved Japanese Artistry
The island of Japan mesmerized Van Gogh and showed in many of his paintings with cherry blossoms and other Japanese iconic artistry. Some of his best works are Japanese-themed and Pacific Island related.
5) He Loved his Brother Theo
There was no denying this, Vincent Van Gogh’s love for his brother Theo, translated both time and space and life and death. Everything that he accomplished was directly attributed to his brother Theo, even when his brother had little or nothing to do with the accomplishment. He would often speak of his brother in the highest regard and say a finer brother a man could never have.
6) He Only Sold One Painting During His Lifetime
Vincent Van Gogh created 2000 pieces of art, 900 paintings and 1100 sketches and pencil drawings. Of those entire great works only one was sold for profit.
7) His Brother Theo’s Wife Is Actually Responsible For His Popularity Today
Six months after Vincent died, Theo died, and his wife Johanna devoted the rest of her life to getting Van Gogh the recognition she felt he rightly deserved. If it was not for her efforts, the world may not have known of Vincent’s mastery.
7 Interesting Facts About Vincent Van Gogh
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Mulberry Tree – Van Gogh
Mulberry Tree is a famous Vincent Van Gogh oil painting and this article discusses it’s merits and the reasons for why is has become known as one of the best remembered works by this extraordinary Dutch expressionist artist from the late 19th century. Mulberry Tree sits comfortably alongside a whole host of famous oil paintings by Van Gogh, many of which matches it’s stylish use of Van Gogh’s swirling brush strokes and thick blocks of colour and paint. Other works of a similar subject and style by Vincent included Cypresses, Wheatfield with Crows and several buildings in Arles and Saint-Remy. He also produced many brilliant portraits and self-portraits which act as a diary of his life and difficulties in his personal life.
Mulberry trees were covered in several different works by Vincent who enjoyed it’s colour and found the tree’s shape helpful to his works and he easy to locate in the regions of France in which he enjoyed painting. Vincent’s best of this series showed his expressive style and bold colour choices, which were always imaginative but equally inspired.
Van Gogh deliberately juxtaposed the two colours to ensure the subject in the foreground was clear and distinguished, giving a bright bold result in the painting. There are many paintings in his career which use the same opposed but complementary colours used in this painting, and he also produced series after series of works during his time in Saint-Remy of the landscapes and local buildings which appealed so much to him during a difficult time in his life.
Mulberry Tree, to conclude, is a great example for those looking to understand the style and techniques of Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings. Best for study are the clear uses of bold colour combinations and also exceptional aggressive and fluent brush strokes, a real characteristic of this famous artist.