art bio for children

1. Vincent van Gogh
1853 – 1890

2. Van Gogh loved art from an early age.
• Vincent
age 13

3. He did not begin painting until his late twenties.
• In 1885, he
painted his
first major
work The
Potato
Eaters.

4. He moved to Paris and discovered
the Impressionists. His work grew brighter in
color.

5. Vincent developed a unique and highly
recognizable style.

6. The Yellow House, 1888
• Van Gogh
painted
many of
his famous
paintings
here to
“decorate”
his walls.

7. Bedroom in Arles, 1888
• He made several
sketches for the
painting he
simply titled, The
Bedroom.
• There are at
least 3 different
but similar
paintings.

8. Van Gogh sent sketches to his brother Theo.

9. Each one is
different.

10. How are these 2 alike?
How are these 2 different?

11. Vincent had a unique way of seeing everyday objects.
Here, Vincent has painted a chair from his room.

12. Here, Vincent has painted a chair from his artist
friend Paul Gaugin’s chair.

13. How are they alike?
How are they different?

14. Cafe Terrace at Night , 1888
• This café
was close
to the
yellow
house.

15. The Night Café, 1888

16. Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888, was
also painted at the yellow house.

17. Still Life: Vase with Twelve
Sunflowers,1888

18. Vincent’s sunflowers are some of his
most famous paintings.

19. The artist Paul Gaugin came to live and
paint with Vincent in the little yellow house.
• This is a painting of
Vincent painting
sunflowers, painted
by his friend Paul
Gaugin in 1888.

20. Vincent and Paul
did not get along.
One day they had a
huge quarrel that
ended in Vincent
cutting off the lower
part of his ear in
frustration and
anger.

21. In some of his self-portraits you can even
see his bandaged ear.

22. Vincent created
dozens of self-
portraits.

23. Van Gogh's
self-portraits
show his face as
it appeared in
the mirror.

24. After his argument with Gaugin, Van Gogh
was taken to a mental hospital to recover.
• He was given
a room at the
hospital to
use as his
painting
studio.
• The Sower,
1888

25. Some paintings from this time show swirls of
color, like The Starry Night , one of his most
famous.

26. • Vincent painted
one of his doctors.
• Portrait of Dr.
Gachet, 1890

27. While in the hospital he painted the gardens
around him.

28. Wheat Field with Crows, is one of his last
paintings. Its sad, haunting, feeling often causes
people to believe it was his last painting.

29. Vincent Van Gogh
suffered from severe
mental illness his
entire life. On July 27,
1890,at age 37 he
took his own life.
This is his last self-
portrait that he gave
as a gift to his mother.

30. His brother Theo
was so upset
losing his brother,
he died only 6
months later.
They are buried
side by side.

31. Vincent died
almost unknown.
By the mid 20th
century he was
seen as one of the
greatest painters in
history!

32. Van Gogh's paintings are the world's most
expensive paintings ever sold. Several have
sold for over $100 million!