“It was Richepin who said somewhere, 'The love of art means loss of real love'... True, but on the other hand, real love makes you disgusted with art.”
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Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work is renowned for its vivid colors and emotional intensity. His paintings, such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers', are iconic and have left a significant mark in the history of art. more
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“Ah, Manet has come very, very close to it and Courbet - the marrying of form and colour.”
Source: Letters to an artist: from Vincent van Gogh to Anton ridder van Rappard, 1881-1885
“Study, analyse the social structure - that's always far more effective than moralising.”
Source: Van Gogh on Art and Artists: Letters to Emile Bernard
Source: Van Gogh on Art and Artists: Letters to Emile Bernard
“The cypresses are always occupying my thoughts.”
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“Oh! I must somehow manage to do a figure in a few strokes.”
“I tried to express through red and green the terrible passions of humanity.”