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Vincent Van Gogh
Descriptive Essay # 11665
Vincent Van Gogh
Life, career, style, influences of 19th Cent. Dutch painter, focusing on "Starry Night."
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
5 sources |
1996
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"The general facts of Vincent Van Gogh's life are nearly as well known as his paintings, which are some of the most popular images in the history of art. His paintings are sold for record-breaking prices today, but he was almost unknown in his own lifetime. Van Gogh's life, maybe more than the lives of most painters, plays an important part in understanding his art. A biographical sketch of Van Gogh and an analysis of one work, his famous The Starry Night (1889), demonstrate how, for this artist, personality and circumstances affected the creation of his art.Vincent Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. His father was a clergyman, a family tradition that Vincent was to consider as a career. But two of Van Gogh's uncles had a gallery in The Hague which they sold to an international art dealer, Goupil, who had galleries in several countries. Van Gogh had shown some..."
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