Vincent van Gogh
Presented by
Hannah S.
Starry Night
Summary Slide
Early LifeCareersArtistic InfluencesBefore and AfterLater LifeHealthImpact on Art
Early Life
• March 30, 1853• Groot-Zundert
Holland• Pastor’s Son• Mentally unstable• Lacked
confidence
At age 13
Careers
• Book store clerk, art dealer, preacher
• In 1880, became an artist
• “Determined to give happiness by creating beauty”The Potato Eaters
Artistic Influences
• Studied with Cormon
• Met Pissarro, Monet, Gauguin
• Style became more colorful
Olive Trees
Before and After
The Old Church at NuenenThe Church at Auvers
Later Life
• Cut earlobe off• Saint-Remy for
treatment• Committed
suicide• Died July 29, 1890
Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear
Health
• Temporal Lobe Epilepsy• Bipolar disease• Thujone poisoning• Lead Poisoning• Hypergraphia• Sunstroke
Impact on Art
• Changed views of beauty, individuality, and style of art
• Inspired many to become artists
• After 100+ years, artists are still mimicking his style
Sunflowers
Works Cited
• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/overview.html• http://www.vggallery.com/photos/vvg_13.htm• http://blogs.targetx.com/saic/SamiaMirza/SueBond-
19VanGoghSunflowers.jpg• http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0527.htm• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/
PaulGauguinblackwhite.jpg• http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0088.htm• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/impact.html• http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.html