Art a la Carte

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Van Gogh and Gauguin Post Impressionism

• Art a la Carte
• Rebels and Revolutions
• Seventh GradeLesson Six

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Vincent Van Gogh (1853 1890)

• Van Gogh used expressive colors presented in
  broad, vigorous, and swirling brush-strokes in
  his paintings.
• He lived briefly with Gauguin and cut off part of
  his own ear after they quarreled.
• He only sold one painting in his lifetime and was
  not famous until after his death.

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Vincent Van Gogh (1853 1890)

• How are van Goghs colors and brushstrokes
  different from the Impressionists? How are they
  similar?

Starry Night (1889), Van Gogh
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Paul Gauguin (1848 1903)

• Gauguins work is characterized by flat forms
  with strong, expressive colors.
• Lived briefly with Vincent van Gogh and was
  influenced by van Goghs expressive use of color.
• Left his wife and children to live as an artist
  in Tahiti.

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Paul Gauguin (1848 1903)

• How are Gauguins colors and forms different from
  the Impressionists? How are they similar?

Femmes de Tahiti sur la plage (Tahitian Women On
the Beach), (1891), Gauguin
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Compare and Contrast
The Alyscamps at Arles (1888), Gauguin
Café Terrace at Night (1888), Van Gogh
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How do you think the difference in style and
subject matter expresses the moods and
personalities of these two artists?
Fatata te Miti (Near the Sea) (1892), Gauguin
Fishing Boats on the Beach (1888), Van Gogh
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How did Van Gogh Gauguin liberate (or free)
Impressionism?