Category Archives: Impressionism Painting

Vincent van Gogh Oil Painting The Potato Eaters

The potato eaters is the oil painting created by Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch painter of Post-impressionism in 1885. By the end of 1883, Van Gogh went back to Nuenen, a church where his father worked for. During the two years … Continue reading

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Oil Painting Dr Paul Gachet

This Painting is a portrait of Dr Paul Gachet, which was created by Vincent Van Gogh in June, 1890 before Van Gogh suicide one month later. Van Gogh said, "I want to draw a picture of one of my artist … Continue reading

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Acrobats At The Cirque Fernando Francisca And Angelina Wartenber

Renoir was excellent in figure painting. The subjects of his paintings are mostly people from lower classes, from dancers to street girls. Renoir's paintings are always examining closely social reality with critical spirit. Some of his paintings criticize reality by … Continue reading

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A Girl Reading

In a series of Renoir paintings that present ladies reading, Monet's wife has been one of the models. We can imagine that when Renoir was painting attentively, he glimpsed the girl who was reading. She was sitting leisurely by the window. Bathing … Continue reading

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What Is Post-impressionism?

Post-impressionism referred to the art following the impressionism from 1980s to 1990s in France. The title of post-impressionism was created by the British art critic R. Fray. The main representatives were P. Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh and P. Gauguin. They … Continue reading

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Where did Impressionism Originated?

The word and the genre impressionism is originated from Claude Monet's (1840—1926) masterpiece Impression, Soleil Levant( Impression Sunrise ). Critics at that time says their works are more of just an impression, but not images. But why must all the paintings … Continue reading

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Still Life:Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers

It is no doubt that Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers is the most well-known work of Vincent van Gogh. When he drew the painting, he was abnormally excited. The golden petals of sunflowers bought him a sense of warmth. So … Continue reading

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Self Portraits Reveal Poor Life of Van Gogh

In his whole life, Van Gogh created more than 30 self-portraits. According to the record, he came Paris in 1886 and developed a great interest in the Monet's French impressionism painting techniques. He tried to adopt the vivid colors and … Continue reading

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Sunflowers in Van Gough's Paintings

According to the foreign media reports, recent studies have discovered that the sunflowers in Van Gogh's painting are not imaginary, but originate from gene mutation.The research results are published in the "PLoS genetics" in March 29th. The typical sunflowers have brown … Continue reading

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Learn from Van Gogh

He is not respected by people when he was alive. But everyone praise him when he was dead. He used the brush to describe the interjection of life. Also he used the paints to give people endless shock. Gauguin, Cezanne … Continue reading

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