Between
1881 and 1890, Van Gogh painted nearly 900 pictures. He only sold one painting
while he was alive. For most of his life he was very poor, often spending his
money on art supplies instead of food. Van Gogh sadly died at the age of only
37.
Since his
death though he has become one of the most famous painters in the world. His
paintings have captured the hearts and minds of million of art lovers
worldwide.
A number
of Van Gogh's paintings were still life studies. A still-life is a picture of
objects that don't move, often vases, bowls of fruit, bottles etc. The artist
sets up a still-life usually in the studio to do a 'study' of the objects. It
may be a drawing or a painting. The artist looks at the objects and studies
their shape, where the light falls and the shadows the objects make in relation
to the other objects.
We had a
go at some still life drawings of our own.
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