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  1. “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

    ~ Vincent Van Gogh

    #VincentVanGogh #Quote #Love #People #Art

  2. "Portrait of Joseph Roulin," Vincent van Gogh, 1889.

    Y'all know Van Gogh by now.

    Joseph Roulin was a postal worker in the town of Arles, where Van Gogh had gone in hopes of forming an art colony. It never manifested, but he became close friends with his postman, Roulin, and the entire Roulin family became a huge source of emotional and moral support to the troubled artist.

    Roulin was, by all accounts, one of those great people who was not only a devoted family man, but also a generally kind person who was always willing to lend a hand to those in need. Van Gogh was always struck by his features and overall air of kindliness, which comes across a little in this portrait; despite the large beard, he seems about to smile.

    When Van Gogh was hospitalized (1888-90, on and off), Roulin looked after his studio and was a regular visitor. Some feel that Van Gogh's psychiatric troubles may have been far worse if not for the presence of his caring friend.

    Here we have Roulin proud in his postal uniform, looking a bit amused, but also strong and solid. The background, of bright green and twisting vines and flowers, seems almost to embrace the subject.

    Happy Portrait Monday!

    From the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

    #Art #VincentVanGogh #PortraitMonday #PostImpressionism

  3. "Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase," Vincent van Gogh, 1890.

    Thought I'd post some art early today; going off to a concert tonight!

    Y'all know Van Gogh. This painting is a bit of a mystery to art historians. He never mentioned it in his letters, and he talked about nearly everything he did in those letters. The bouquet of summer flowers is similar to work he did in Paris, while the vase is the same used in a painting of irises during his time in Saint-Remy, in southern France. But the style and brushstrokes point to this being painted in the weeks leading up to his death in 1890.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

    #Art #VincentVanGogh #FlowerFriday #PostImpressionism

  4. "The Sower," Vincent van Gogh, 1888.

    Y'all know van Gogh.

    In 1888 he was living in Arles and having his breakthrough success as an artist. This scene is a riff on an artist he admired, Jean-Francois Millet, who had done a similar painting of a sower.

    Here, we have the man boldly striding across the plowed field, scattering seeds. But in the background, we see the sun rising over fully grown grain. This painting isn't supposed to be a realistic landscape, but a circle-of-life allegory, a religious scene of the sower of divine will planting the seeds of salvation.

    Van Gogh's mental health would decline and in a few months he was hospitalized; I wonder if this painting was an expression of a troubled soul seeking some form of salvation or rescue.

    From the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo.

    #Art #VincentVanGogh #PostImpressionism #Allegory

  5. "Vincent" (also known as "Vincent (#StarryStarryNight)") is a song by #DonMcLean, written as a tribute to #VincentVanGogh. Its commonly known opening lyric, "Starry, Starry Night", is a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting #TheStarryNight. McLean wrote the lyrics in 1970 after reading a book about the life of Van Gogh. It was released on McLean's 1971 #AmericanPie album; the following year, the song topped the #UKSinglesChart for two weeks.
    youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk

  6. Natürlich hat Vincent van Gogh die Kirche von Auvers sur Oise viel schöner gemalt. Aber als ich letztens in Auvers war, musste ich es auch einmal probieren.
    #vangogh #vincentvangogh #ink #dessin

  7. "Vincent" (also known as "Vincent (#StarryStarryNight)") is a song by #DonMcLean, written as a tribute to #VincentVanGogh. Its commonly known opening lyric, "Starry, Starry Night", is a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting #TheStarryNight. McLean wrote the lyrics in 1970 after reading a book about the life of Van Gogh. It was released on McLean's 1971 #AmericanPie album; the following year, the song topped the #UKSinglesChart for two weeks.
    youtube.com/watch?v=XDfgBEB-qEk

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