2. Intro:
The Artist & Madness
Portrait of himself Letter to his brother Theo
3. Who Was He?
“Doctor Gachet”
Crazy Artist
Poverty, failure
Famous after
Notice the Yellow and Blue death
4. Section 1 (A): Early Life &
Childhood
•30-3-1853, Groot-Zundert
Van Gogh’s Dad
• Pastor in Dutch Reformed
Church
• Disliked family members
Dutch Reformed Church
5. Section 1
(B):
His Journey
Age 13
Age 18
• 16 yrs old -> Hague gallery
• 1873-> London, assistant
• 1875-> Paris = Pastor
6. Section 2: His Paintings
His Room
1600 drawings, 750 Paintings -> Crimes &
Prices
“The Red Vine”, 400 francs = $100
Liabilities -> Theo
“The Red Vine”
7. “The Poppy Flowers” “Sorrow”
•1978 •Sien
•2010 - not recovered •Pencil, pen, ink on
•worth $55 M paper
•11-Nov-1882
“The Poppy Flowers”
“Sorrow”
10. Section 3 (A): Injuries
“Sunflowers”
Xanthopsia
Epilepsy and Phycosis
Portrait of doctor= $82.5M
Portrait with left ear cut off
11. Section 3 (B): Death
1890 27th July, shot himself
“The sadness will last forever”
30 July Auvers-sur Oise
“Crows Over The Wheatfield”
Van Gogh and Theo’s tomb