Essays Tagged: "Gauguin"

This essay is basically about the life of Van Gogh. It is a 5 paragraph essay that starts with his childhood and it ends with his death.

to keep paying for him, so in 1888 he left for Arles in southern France. At Arles, Vincent invited Gauguin to come stay with him. During Gauguins stay with van Gogh, van Gogh cut off one of his ears, ... one of his ears, to show how much he cares for his company. Later the two got into a big fight and Gauguin left van Gogh, on his own.In 1889 he commits himself to the mental asylum at Saint-Remy-de P ...

(2 pages) 141 2 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

Paul Gauguin.

Paul GauguinI think Paul Gauguin had a very interesting life and I consider him one of the best artists o ... ged to express and record his feelings through painting. In the following paragraphs I will explain Gauguin's life and give my opinion about his life and his works of art.Gauguin was born on June 7, 1 ... rs of the Postimpressionist period. In 1849 his journalist father's political activities forced the Gauguin family into exile, and set off for Peru. His father died during the crossing from France. Ga ...

(3 pages) 61 0 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Postimpressonist Art

grew from Impressionism but strayed from traditional tendencies. Artists such as Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Gorges Seurat were among the most famous. The Postimpressionists all ... rising from the painting. His artwork would later influence many artists such as Pablo Picasso.Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) Gauguin lived successfully as an assistant to a leading Paris stockholder. He be ...

(7 pages) 125 0 3.8 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Gauguin

As I analyzed Gauguin's painting Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where Are We Going? , 1897 France, there were ... ings about the piece that struck me as similar and things very different from artists of this time. Gauguin's use of flat and naturalistic color reflects the similar style of Nolde's Saint Mary of Egy ... nd naturalistic color reflects the similar style of Nolde's Saint Mary of Egypt Around the Sinners. Gauguin's color choice seems to be very vibrant and tropical due to the fact he was living the last ...

(2 pages) 19 0 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

Paul Gauguin: "Agony in the Garden".

Paul Gauguin's "Agony in the Garden" was painted in 1889 at a pivotal point in his career, while living a ... e works of other European painters and is painted in oil on canvas, measuring 28 by 36 inches. Paul Gauguin's pieces can be refereed to the paintings of Post Impressionist's. Not satisfied with the sp ... to careful compositions, the deliberate arranging of colors as well as forms. Unquestionably one of Gauguin's masterpieces, Agony in the Garden, shows his close tie with Christianity, a belief many th ...

(5 pages) 35 0 3.7 Dec/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Spiritulaity in Art

800s, he was a post-impressionist. Van Gogh painted two chairs, his own chair and the chair of Paul Gauguin, his friend. "Vincent's Chair with His Pipe" and "Gauguin's Armchair" were both painted in D ... actly what the subject looked like.Van Gogh painted two chairs, his own chair and the chair of Paul Gauguin, his friend and fellow artist. Van Gogh thought Gauguin was a painter with very special idea ...

(6 pages) 48 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Henri matisse

ed his interest by moving to Paris to study art formally.Some of his first influences were those of Gauguin, Cezanne, and Van Gogh. He studied their work very closely. Soon he adopted the technique of ...

(2 pages) 32 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Vincent Van Gogh's Impact on his life

Vase with 12 Sunflowers 1888; Langlois Bridge with Women Washing 1888 (Sweetman 378).In 1888, Paul Gauguin, another artist, moved into Vincent's house. At first, everything worked out fine, but soon ... ir personalities started to conflict, and big problems started to arise. On December 23, 1888, Paul Gauguin was taking a walk in the nearby public garden, when, according to his memoir "Avant et Apres ...

(3 pages) 15 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Vincent Van Gogh's Life

(1 pages) 9 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists