Vincent van Gogh Paintings » famous http://www.vangoghpaintings.net Art, Biography and Prints of Vincent van Gogh Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:28:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Irises - Painting by Vincent van Gogh http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/irises/ http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/irises/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:30:37 +0000 admin http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/?p=66 Irises is one of the paintings Vincent van Gogh executed in 1889, the last year before his suicide. He painted it, while he was in the asylum of the Monastery of St. Paul de Mausole in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, soon before his first attack...]]>
Vincent van Gogh: Irises

Vincent van Gogh: Irises

Irises is one of the paintings Vincent van Gogh executed in 1889, the last year before his suicide. Irises was executed as oil on canvas, with the dimensions of 71 cm × 93 cm. Today it is exhibited in J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California.
Van Gogh painted Irises when he was in the asylum of the Monastery of St. Paul de Mausole in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, soon before his first attack he had there and has some relevance in this regard as he spoke about the painting as “the lightning conductor for my illness”. Van Gogh was positive to escape from becoming insane if he kept one with painting.
Irises has some influences of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printings, a quite common influence during those times. Vincent van Gogh considered Irises rather to be a a study, hence even a sketch is missing. However, his brother Theo quickly realized the importance of this painting and did not hesitate to submitt it to the annual exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants where it was exhibited in 1889, together with Vincent’s painting Starry Night Over the Rhone.

]]> http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/irises/feed/ 0 Vincent van Gogh: The Night Cafe http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/the-night-cafe/ http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/the-night-cafe/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:38:04 +0000 admin http://www.vangoghpaintings.net/22/ The Night Cafe is a painting executed in Arles during September 1888 Vincent van Gogh. The original title Le Café de nuit is included in the painting itself, just below the signature. The Night Cafe shows the interior of the Cafe held by...]]>
Van Gogh: The Night Cafe Van Gogh: Night Cafe in Arles
The Night Cafe is a painting executed in Arles during September 1888 Vincent van Gogh. The original title Le Café de nuit is included in the painting itself, just below the signature.

The Night Cafe shows the interior of the Cafe held by Joseph Michel and his wife Marie Ginoux in Arles. The scene happens at night, actually some 15 minutes after midnight as the clock in the back of the room indicates. The large room is typical for the nineteenth century, is lighted by gas lamps and features a pool table in the middle. Furthermore, tables and chairs. Being watched by the waiter, a couple and some few other lonely customers create a tired atmosphere.
A preliminary study for van Gogh’s Night Cafe shows the same scene but with a heavy use of the complementary colors red and green. Van Gogh himself stated about Night Cafe that he „… just finished a painting that represents the interior of a cafe at night lit by lamps. Some poor wanderers of night sleep in a corner. The room is painted red and the gas lamps cast a huge shadow of the billiard table on the floor. There are 6 or 7 different reds” in the painting. Van Gogh wanted to express with Night Cafe, that in cafe, one could ruin oneself, go insane or commit a crime.

Van Gogh’s painting Night Cafe was hailed by critics as masterpiece and is for sure one of his most famous works.

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