My favorite Van Gogh’s paintings

You are probably familiar with the following paintings. I really wanted to share with you my favorite drawings. Through searching, I discovered who my favorite artist is; Van Gogh’s paintings inspire me. So, relax and have a look at these stunning wonders.

1. The Starry Night

2. Irises

3. Sunflowers

4. Terrace of a café at night

Undoubtedly, “Terrace of a café at night” is one of the most popular paintings in history. The contrast between the yellow, green and blue colors is eye-catching. Also, Van Gogh stated:

“I believe that an abundance of gaslight, which, after all, is yellow and orange, intensifies blue.”

Later, he writes to his sister:

“I enormously enjoy painting on the spot at night”

I truly love this painting because it can transfer me in time and space. Personally, it brings me memories of a summer vacation. It is remarkable how someone can travel audience and change its mood. In other words, the starry night in conjuction with the cafe brings me peacefulness and joy.

5. Starry night (over the rhone)

About Van Gogh…

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. Not commercially successful, he struggled with severe depression and poverty, eventually leading to his suicide at age thirty-seven.
Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet, and thoughtful. As a young man, he worked as an art dealer, often traveling, but became depressed after he was transferred to London. He turned to religion and spent time as a Protestant missionary in southern Belgium. He drifted in ill health and solitude before taking up painting in 1881, having moved back home with his parents. His younger brother Theo supported him financially, and the two kept a long correspondence by letter.

Wikipedia

You can press the following link and explore Van Gogh’s self portaits in the Chicago Institute.

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/qwUxp8PhBIn6-w