In early 1886, Vincent van Gogh moved from Brussels to Paris, where he lived for two years with his brother Theo. Their apartment was located just a few minutes from Montmartre, the famous hill in the city’s 18th arrondissement. Titled “The Hill of Montmartre with Stone Quarry,” the work is a dusky sketch that shows a cluster of buildings and windmills on the top of Montmartre, with a quarry further down the hill. Discovered in 2014, verified in 2017.
nice! Most people think of him and his late works with unique impressionistic colors, swirls, expressive lines, etc. The picture in your post shows how deeply talented his artist skills were. It has been suggested that use of toxic paints (eg. Lead white) had a neurological affect, resulting in vision changes. Paintings like Starry Night may be how he physically saw things.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to discredit Van Gogh buy alluding to a possible physical problem. I've looked at many of the reproductions of his paintings. In his earlier years he did wonderful drawings and paintings of peasants and farmers etc. As time went by he began producing more impressionist and wonderful paintings. In my mind there are two of him and each is remarkably enjoyable. And one thing I realize is that it takes time to find your muse and what they call "your mature" expression. sorry for the bla bla bla.
ReplyDeleteI love the arilles series, sorry colors and impressionistic stuff gets me
ReplyDeleteI agree. For whatever reason, the man was visionary and I love his impressionist stuff. That's where he was headed anyway. I don't think lead poisoning explains his sublime works of impressionism. I just added that as an idea some have proposed. His early works were elegant in their own way - eg Potato Eaters. what i'm suggesting is that he honed his craft and was thus facile in expressing his vision. I'm not saying that his eyes explain his later works. They are magnificent, glorious, heavenly because he knew his shit and was able to let it flow. sorry for bullshiting. I grew up hearing it .
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