Van Gogh Flowers with Poppies, Irises, Sunflowers Calendar

A dozen famous floral Vincent van Gogh post impressionism fine art paintings are featured in this 12 month calendar. January - Vase with Carnations and Other Flowers February - Vase with Red Poppies March - The Iris April - Still Life: Red Poppies and Daisies May - Flowering Garden June - Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers July - Two White Butterflies August - Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers September - Vase with Daisies and Anemones October - Fritillaries in a Copper Vase November - Blossoming Acacia Branches December - Vase with Poppies, Cornflowers, Peonies and Chrysanthemums Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold colour, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. While alive his work was then known to only a handful of people and appreciated by fewer still. Van Gogh loved art from an early age. He began to draw as a child, and he continued making drawings throughout the years leading to his decision to become an artist. He did not begin painting until his late twenties, completing many of his best-known works during his last two years. In just over a decade, he produced more than 2,000 artworks, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings, sketches and prints. His work included self portraits, landscapes, still lifes of flowers, portraits and paintings of cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers. In 1885, he painted his first major work The Potato Eaters. His palette at the time consisted mainly of sombre earth tones and showed no sign of the vivid coloration that distinguished his later work. In March 1886, he moved to Paris and discovered the French Impressionists. Later he moved to the south of France and was taken by the strong sunlight he found there. His work grew brighter in colour, and he developed the unique and highly recognizable style that became fully realized during his stay in Arles in 1888.