Haunting Melody

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From My Past

• Haunting Melody

• Vincent

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Vincent or Starry Starry Night by Don McLean 1968
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Starry Night Saint-Remy 1889 is probably Vincent
van Gogh's most famous painting. Instantly
recognizable because of its unique style, this
work has been the subject of poetry, fiction,
CD-ROMs as well as the well known song "Vincent"
or "Starry, Starry Night" by Don McLean.
Starry Night was painted while Vincent was in the
asylum at Saint-Rémy and his behavior was very
erratic at the time, due to the severity of his
attacks. Unlike most of Van Gogh's works, Starry
Night was painted from memory and not outdoors as
was Vincent's preference. This may, in part,
explain why the emotional impact of the work is
so much more powerful than many of Van Gogh's
other works from the same period.
Starry Night stands out as one of the most
important works of art produced in the nineteenth
century.
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Earliest Paintings
Nuenen
Paris
Arles
Saint-Rémy de Provence
Auvers-sur-Oise
Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at
Night, The Arles September, 1888
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Earliest Paintings
"Dear Theo, You must not take it amiss if I
write you again --it's only to tell you that
painting is such a joy to me."
Vincent van Gogh 15 August 1882
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Nuenen
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In Paris, Van Gogh's palette comes alive.
Paris
Self-Portrait Paris Winter, 1887-88
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Arles
Still Life Vase with Fourteen Sunflowers Arles
August, 1888
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Saint-Rémy de Provence
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Auvers-sur-Oise
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Stages of Vincents Life

• The Wanderer
• The Man
• The Painter
• The End

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Stages of Vincents Life The Wanderer

• First Sunday sermon in Isleworth

• Brussels

• Courrières, France

The years of Vincent's wandering suggest that he
was looking for something. Did he ever find it?
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Stages of Vincents Life The Man

• Relationships with other people

• Events

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Stages of Vincents Life The Painter
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Stages of Vincents Life The End
All of these moments together, and so much more,
help us to put together the puzzle of Vincent's
life--a life so profoundly troubled and yet
which produced such incredible beauty. A life
that will never be forgotten.
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