Van Gogh Techniques

Browse Van Gogh through impasto, brushwork, colour contrast, painting materials and reed-pen drawing.

5 entries

  1. Van Gogh Impasto Technique 1886 - 1890 · 16 artworks Van Gogh Impasto Technique The impasto page connects the visible paint matter in sunflowers, starry nights, cypresses, irises and late wheat fields.
  2. Van Gogh Oil on Canvas 1880 - 1890 · 125 artworks Van Gogh Oil on Canvas This page gathers Van Gogh’s major oil paintings and shows how medium, canvas, pigment and place shape the image.
  3. Van Gogh Brushstroke Analysis 1880 - 1890 · 125 artworks Van Gogh Brushstroke Analysis The brushstroke page connects early drawing lines, Arles directional strokes, Saint-Remy swirls and Auvers broken marks.
  4. Van Gogh Colour Contrast 1887 - 1888 · 18 artworks Van Gogh Colour Contrast The colour contrast page gathers complementary colour, yellow, blue and red-green relations from Paris, Arles and the night scenes.
  5. Van Gogh Reed Pen Technique 1888 - 1888 · 9 artworks Van Gogh Reed Pen Technique The reed pen page gathers Van Gogh’s experiments in line, handwriting-like marks and Arles visual speed.