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Researcher Nienke Bakker of the Van Gogh Museum shows how Van Gogh experimented with new painting techniques in Montmartre. The Montmartre paintings are a group of works that Vincent van Gogh created in 1886 and 1887 of the Paris district of Montmartre while living there, at 54 Rue Lepic, with his brother Theo .
A yellow house stands at the side of the lane. The use of color in the painting is typical of Van Gogh in this period. The colors are bright and alive, lighting up the canvas and offering a view that is more perceived than experienced. The idyllic nature of the moment is thus conveyed in the use of colors.
A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene fetched 14 million euros ($16.47 million) at auction on Thursday, only to be put back under the hammer and sell for a lower amount. Auction ...
Vincent van Gogh – Letter VGM 491 – The Yellow House F1453 JH 1590. The painting was executed in September 1888, at which time Van Gogh sent a sketch of the composition to his brother Theo: [7] [8] Also a sketch of a 30 square canvas representing the house and its setting under a sulphur sun under a pure cobalt sky. The theme is a hard one!
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At that time, Montmartre was known as an artist's quarter. [3] During the two years that Van Gogh lived in Paris between 1886 and 1888, he was exposed to a vibrant art scene of young artists experimenting with new styles and his style began to evolve away from his "dark-manner Dutch works." [4] Living in Paris benefited Van Gogh.
Décoration for the Yellow House was the main project Vincent van Gogh focused on in Arles, from August 1888 until his breakdown the day before Christmas. This Décoration had no pre-defined form or size; the central idea of the Décoration grew step by step, with the progress of his work.
The Hill of Montmartre with Quarry: 1886 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Paris 32 x 41cm F 229 JH 1176 The Hill of Montmartre with Quarry: 1886 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Paris 56 x 62.5cm F 230 JH 1177 Terrace of a Cafe on Montmartre (La Guinguette) 1886 Musée d'Orsay, Paris Paris 49 x 64cm F 238 JH 1178 Outskirts of Paris: 1886 Private collection ...