Vincent van Gogh Coloring Book

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) is often considered a tragic figure, yet he could be delightfully amusing. Writing to his sister Willemina from Provence, the artist offered a self-portrait in prose: “My complexion has changed from green-greyish-pink to greyish-orange . . . and I am always very dusty, always more bristlingly loaded like a porcupine, with sticks, painter's easel, canvases and further merchandise. Only the green eyes have remained the same.” One can just picture the man-porcupine trundling along a country road, on his way to paint a sunny harvest landscape. Though he spent it in poverty and poor health, that first summer in the south of France may have been the happiest period in a life often disrupted by anxiety and disappointment. Two years later, this extraordinary man was laid to rest in Auvers-sur-Oise, a village northwest of Paris. On the inside front and back covers of this coloring book you'll find twenty-one reproductions of Van Gogh's paintings. When you color in the line drawings, you might want to copy colors from the original works, or you might decide to use a color scheme all your own. The last two pages of this book are blank in case you, like Van Gogh, might be inspired to draw and color your own vase full of flowers, a starlit sky seen from your window, or a portrait of someone you hold dear. Images A Wheatfield, with Cypresses , 1889 Sunflowers , 1888 Thatched Cottages at Cordeville, Auvers-sur-Oise , 1890 Self-Portrait , 1889 Olive Trees , 1889 The Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, View from the Chevet , 1890 Irises , 1889 Terrace of a Café at Night (Place du Forum) , 1888 Portrait of Patience Escalier , 1888 Landscape at Auvers after Rain , 1890 The Starry Night , 1889 Portrait of Dr. Gachet , 1890 Roses , 1890 Flower Beds in Holland , c. 1883 Self-Portrait , 1889 Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles , 1889 Green Wheat Fields, Auvers , 1890 Still Life of Oranges and Lemons with Blue Gloves , 1889 Farmhouse in Provence , 1888 La Mousmé , 1888 L

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