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Search - Van Gogh: Quotes & Facts

Van Gogh Quotes Facts
Author: Blago Kirov

This book is an anthology of 121 quotes from Vincent van Gogh and 50 selected facts about Vincent van Gogh. A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough. An artist needn't be a clergyman or a church warden, but he must have a warm heart for his fellow men. And sometimes there is reli... more »ef, sometimes there is new inner energy, and one stands up after it; till at last, someday, one perhaps doesn't stand up any more, que soit, but that is nothing extraordinary, and I repeat, in my opinion, such is the common. And then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough? And when I read, and really I do not read so much, only a few authors, - a few men that I discovered by accident - I do this because they look at things in a broader, milder and more affectionate way than I do, and because they know life better, so that I can learn from them. Art is to console those who are broken by life. As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. At present I absolutely want to paint a starry sky. It often seems to me that night is still more richly coloured than the day; having hues of the most intense violets, blues and greens. If only you pay attention to it you will see that certain stars are lemon-yellow, others pink or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. And without my expatiating on this theme it is obvious that putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky. As a child, Vincent was serious, silent and thoughtful. A girl named Margot Begemann who was his neighbor, fell in love with him but Van Gogh rejected her causing her to try to commit suicide. From 1869 to 1876, Van Gogh worked for his Uncle Cent, an art dealer. He spent time in both London and Paris before being let go. Van Gogh started to paint with oil paints in 1883. Vincent van Gogh briefly worked as a supply teacher in Ramsgate, England. Vincent created a total of 2000 pieces of art which included 900 paintings and 1100 sketches and pencil drawings. Vincent van Gogh was a self-taught artist. Van Gogh sold just one painting, The Red Vineyard, during his lifetime. Van Gogh?s most expensive painting, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, is valued at $148.6 million dollars.

ISBN-13: 9781508644064
ISBN-10: 1508644063
Publication Date: 2/26/2015
Pages: 34
Edition: 1
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Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Type: Paperback
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