Simon Schama's Power of Art - Season 1 Episode 6 Van Gogh
Born in Groot-Zundert, The Netherlands, Van Gogh spent his early life as an art dealer, teacher and preacher in England, Holland and Belgium. His period as an artist began in 1881 when he chose to study art in Brussels, starting with watercolours and moving quickly on to oils. The French countryside was a major influence on his life and his early work was dominated by sombre, earthy colours depicting peasant workers, the most famous of which is The Potato Eaters, 1885. It was during Van Gogh's studies in Paris (1886-8) that he developed the individual style of brushwork and use of colour that made his name. In 1888 he moved to Arles where the Provençal landscape provided his best-known subject matter. However, it also marked the start of his mental crisis following an argument with his contemporary Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh was committed to a mental asylum in 1889 where he continued to paint, but he committed suicide in 1890.
Year: 2006
Genre: Documentary
Country:
Studio: BBC Two
Director: Simon Schama
Cast: Simon Schama
Crew: Simon Schama (Writer)
First Air Date: Oct 19, 2006
Last Air date: Dec 07, 2006
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 8 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 8.20/10 by 16.00 users
Popularity: 9.2094
Language: English
Keyword : art, art history
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