Vincent van Gogh

Paper Summary:

The paper studies Van Gogh's letters and his works, "Lane with Poplars" and "Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Trees", in a discussion of what the works reveal about the man, and what his letters reveal about the works as compared to his letters. The paper notes that the letters of Van Gogh present an opportunity to gain an insight into the thoughts and works of Van Gogh, which, when we assess them and then go back and check our assessments against the letters, tend to reveal much about ourselves as the viewer. The paper notes that impressions were, after all, what this period of art and the masters about. The paper includes pictures of the works discussed in the paper.

Outline:
Introduction
Van Gogh 1885 - Antwerp
1888 - Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Trees

From the Paper:

"In a letter written to his brother, presumably Theo, from Drenthe, in 1883, Van Gogh speaks of his inability to resist waiting for a landlord before beginning a homeward journey on his own during which he took the opportunity to make sketches of an orchard. Whether or not, like the poplars, this orchard, an apple orchard, so impressed him as an artist that it stayed with him for five years is not known from Van Gogh's letters. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Auden, W. H., and Vincent van Gogh. 1961. Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait; Letters Revealing His Life as a Painter. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society. Book on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=6094619. Internet. Accessed 18 October 2008.
• Erickson, Kathleen Powers. 1998. The Spiritual Vision of Vincent Van Gogh The Spiritual Vision of Vincent Van Gogh. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans. Book on-line. Available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98800115. Internet. Accessed 18 ctober 2008.
• Van Gogh, Vincent. 1888 Lane With Poplars, found online at http://www.canvasreplicas.com/VanGogh113.htm, retrieved 19 October 2008.
• VGallery.com. 2008. The Blossoming Apricot Orchard, found online at VGallery.com, retrieved 19 October 2008.

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