Vincent Van Gogh

Biography:

• Vincent Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. Vincent Van Gogh committed suicide at the age of 37 years old. He was one of the most tragic artists who ever lived.

Interesting Facts:

• Van Gogh's first painting was of poor people. In the beginning his paintings were dark and sad.
• He saw some Japanese paintings and he thought it was nice so he started painting colorful paintings.
• Van Gogh and his friend Gaugin lived together but argued a lot and one day Van Gogh was so angry he cut off his own ear.
• Van Gogh had a very unhappy life.
• He didn't decide to become a painter until he was grown up.

Famous Works:

Some of his famous paintings were "The Starry Night," "Cypresses," "Olive Trees," "Sunflowers," and "Bedroom at Arles."

• In "The Starry Night" he made the stars seem like they're shining.
• In "Cypresses" the trees look like flames and it feels like the whole picture is moving.
• In "Olive Trees," he made the sun look really hot. You feel like you should put on sunglasses to look at it.
• In "Sunflowers," he used very thick paint to do this picture.
• The "Bedroom of Arles" is a painting of Van Gogh's clean bedroom.

Personal Thoughts:

"I like Vincent Van Gogh's paintings because it was colorful and it seemed to move. His paintings makes me happy."