Shown here Landscape with Cypress by VVG
I was watching the documentary on Vincent Van Goghs life.
Though I have not seen many of his paintings he remains a big influence on me (which has been from 3 paintings only). This documentary was a revelation. It seems Vincent Van Gogh was never really appreciated in his times. His life was full of struggle and pain. But to imagine that such a creative Genius had to undergo failure and troubled times just goes to say that what van gogh we have/know of, might be a shadow of the original self Van Gogh was.
His death is termed as a suicide. yet the documentary showed taht in his last 70 days of life he had painted 70 or more different classics which could only mean he was not in a suicidal frame. At least to me it appears he might have had his share of enemies.
His death is termed as a suicide. yet the documentary showed taht in his last 70 days of life he had painted 70 or more different classics which could only mean he was not in a suicidal frame. At least to me it appears he might have had his share of enemies.
Back then due to primitive or zero methods for forensic investigators his death would have appeared as a suicide.(Van Gogh died in Auvers-Sur-Oise July29 1890 at the age of 37!!!!) the documentary also details how an upcoming painter/artist started living with Van gogh.
He used to frequently quarrel with van gogh. van gogh once in a fit of rage cut his own ear. These incidents mark what was a troubled period for him personally but a creative period for him artistically. To beleive he walked to his own death is difficult for me. Van gogh by then was loving the works he churned out by looking at the surrounding landscapes. Then why would he kill himself in the same landscape.
Looking at the paintings i believe that Van Gogh had peaked or reached the summit of his creative work. Or who knows he could have given the world many more such colourful and insightful paitings of his. Van goghs paitings say more than a thousand words.
On my last visit to Europe and especially to the Musuem in Paris, my eyes yearned for Van Gogh material.Van Gogh;s paitings are normally seen as ones which have come out of desolation. But Van Gogh's master strokes make me believe he almost dicated terms to his Brush. Retrospective feel is resplendent in all his paintings.I hope I can buy an original Vincent van Gogh painting some day to adorn my bedroom wall.
On my last visit to Europe and especially to the Musuem in Paris, my eyes yearned for Van Gogh material.Van Gogh;s paitings are normally seen as ones which have come out of desolation. But Van Gogh's master strokes make me believe he almost dicated terms to his Brush. Retrospective feel is resplendent in all his paintings.I hope I can buy an original Vincent van Gogh painting some day to adorn my bedroom wall.
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