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Van Gogh Colour Contrast

The colour contrast page gathers complementary colour, yellow, blue and red-green relations from Paris, Arles and the night scenes.

1887 - 1888 · 21 artworks

Van Gogh Colour Contrast

Long-tail intents

  • Van Gogh colour theory
  • Van Gogh complementary colors
  • Van Gogh palette analysis

Creative Context

Colour

Representative Artworks

Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) Self-Portrait (Paris, dark) 1886 · F178v Pere Tanguy Pere Tanguy 1887 · F363 Self-Portrait (Paris, blue background) Self-Portrait (Paris, blue background) 1887 · F356 Self-Portrait (Paris, pointillist background) Self-Portrait (Paris, pointillist background) 1887 · F365 Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat 1887 · F345 Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat 1887 · F344 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 · F525 Self-Portrait with Straw Hat Self-Portrait with Straw Hat 1887 · F465 Café Terrace at Night Café Terrace at Night 1888 · F467 Self-Portrait (Arles, late summer) Self-Portrait (Arles, late summer) 1888 · F501 Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) 1888 · F526 Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) Self-Portrait (dedicated to Gauguin) 1888 · F476 Self-Portrait at the Easel Self-Portrait at the Easel 1888 · F380 Starry Night over the Rhône Starry Night over the Rhône 1888 · F474 Sunflowers (fifteen) Sunflowers (fifteen) 1888 · F454 Sunflowers (fourteen) Sunflowers (fourteen) 1888 · F456 The Night Café The Night Café 1888 · F463 Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, blue swirls) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, blue swirls) 1889 · F528 Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, palette) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy, palette) 1889 · F525a Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy) Self-Portrait (Saint-Rémy) 1889 · F627 Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) Sunflowers (fifteen, repetition) 1889 · F458

Narrative Nodes

1887 Pere Tanguy 1886-1889 The Self-Portraits 1888-08 The Sunflower Decoration 1888-09 Starry Night over the Rhône 1888-09 The Night Café