Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most renowned painters in the world, his work, such as that of painters such as Leonardo da Vinci or Salvador Dalí, is known to thousands of people, the starry night and his sunflowers are reprinted into so many objects that have become a common place. His works can be seen on the Internet and also on television.
Its popularity is why the film Love, Van Gogh was so successful at the box office. Released in 2017, Van Gogh is an animated feature film about the mysterious life and death of this painter.
- Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman.
- Each of the film’s photographs is an individual oil painting.
- More than 125 painters have worked tirelessly for years to make this work of art possible.
The film is mainly based on the research of art historians on the life of the painter. There are many gaps, but also many records about his life. So today we ask ourselves: who was Vincent Van Gogh?
Vincent Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853, into a Protestant family, some might say that at the time of his birth, Van Gogh was born with a bad omen.
Vincent received the same name that his older brother would have been baptized, a child who was stillborn exactly a year earlier. During his childhood, Van Gogh is said to have been a reserved and taciturn child, the eldest of six siblings.
After leaving school, he began working for an art trading company. While apprenticed in Goupil
Although he appreciates the daily contact with art, the work of a merchant is not Van Gogh’s thing. In a few years, his disinterest led to his dismissal. After his failure as a merchant, Vincent decided to dedicate his life to religion.
By traveling through the Netherlands and Belgium to preach the Gospel, the future painter develops his artistic vision. In this period he begins to paint. In his early sketches it is possible to observe themes that later became recurring.
His artistic concerns included life in poverty, the countryside, the nature of autumn and winter. Above all, Van Gogh dedicated his painting to the working class, to a life dedicated to work, themes that are consistent with the values of his Protestant origin.
He was an incredibly productive painter: throughout his career, which was not so long, he painted around 900 paintings, and at least 1600 drawings are attributed to him.
Van Gogh belongs to the artistic movement called post-printionism. In this document, the most important thing is to capture movement and light, in Vincent’s paintings we can see loose and colorful features.
Much of the information we have today about Van Gogh was collected in his correspondence. Vincent has always been an avid writer. Theo, Vincent’s younger brother, was the recipient of most of his letters. More than 600 cards from Van Gogh to Theo remain in perfect condition.
Four years younger than Vincent, Theo has been an unconditional supporter throughout his life. From an early age, Theo and Vincent developed a close friendship. Theo deeply admired his older brother.
For this reason, at the age of 15 he began to work in the same company as an art dealer, unlike his older brother, Theo remained in the business all his life and succeeded at work, this job brought him economic stability, which even It allowed him to finance Vincent’s artistic ideas.
From a very young age, Theo began sending funds to Van Gogh, who never had economic independence, from his letters it could be observed that he constantly asked his brother, who was his friend and boss, so his relationship with Vincent was so professional. as it was personal.
Their friendship was very deep and they both shared unconditional love.
Vincent Van Gogh died in suspicious and very unusual circumstances. After a walk through the village where he lived, the painter returned home with a bullet in his abdomen.
Although he survived a few more days, he died of blood loss and possible infection. He was on a trip and managed to get to see his brother moments before his death.
Although the theory that Vincent committed suicide has been defended for decades, recent analysis suggests otherwise: depending on the angle of the shot, Van Gogh is highly unlikely to have fired himself.
At the same time, there were two boys on vacation in the village, it was the very violent Secretan brothers who liked to kill the animals on the ground, it is quite possible that a shot hit the painter, who did not want to expose the young ones later.
After his brother’s death, young Theo fell into a deep depression. Looks like their lives were connected, deeply interconnected. Although he has a grandson and a wife, Theo could not recover. A year after his brother’s death, Theo Van Gogh also died.
It was Theo’s wife who devoted herself to collecting the letters between them, years after their exchange. He also knew the trade of art dealer. In this way, he managed to gather all of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings, most of which are now on display at a museum in Amsterdam, Holland.