Vincent van Gogh Post Impressionism Vintage Art Calendar

Over a dozen famous Vincent van Gogh post impressionism fine art paintings are featured in this 12 month calendar. Front Cover - Self Portrait January - Vincent's House in Arles (the Yellow House) February - Still Life: Pink Roses March - Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun April - Bank of the Oise at Auvers May - Irises June - Entrance to the Public Park in Arles July - Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes Maries August - Olive Grove September - Les Alyscamps: Falling Autumn Leaves October - Wheat Field with Crows November - Memory of the Garden at Etten (Ladies of Arles) December - Starry Night Back Cover - Self Portrait 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.