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The windmill on Monmatre
Vincent van Gogh • 绘画, 1886, 38×46.5 厘米
画作描述 «The windmill on Monmatre»
In late February, Vincent escaped from the hated art Academy in Antwerp and went to Paris to her brother. Not to say that Theo was relieved by his arrival. Yes, he was desperate. Theo was going through not the best times: he had health problems, and at work in the "Goupil and Co." it was not too smooth. Besides, he lived in a tiny apartment where he and Vincent together just did not have enough space. At that time, when Vincent lived in Antwerp, Theo almost in every letter implored her brother to quit the Academy and not to come to Paris. However, Vincent, as always, did it his way, not paying attention to the needs and desires of other people. Theo had no choice but to accept.
In order for Vincent to live with him, Theo had to take another apartment. The brothers settled in the Rue LePic, a very steep street near Montmartre. Such a neighborhood only pleased, despite the fact that this area was not really prestigious. However, at that time, Montmartre was the center of cultural life of the French capital. With the beginning of life in Paris, Vincent's life was filled with get-togethers in the numerous restaurants and taverns for a bottle of wine or absinthe and talking about art with like-minded people. This period in the artist's work is different in that it left almost no documentary evidence: due to the fact that van Gogh lived with his brother, writing to him was not, and fragmentary memories of other artists can hardly be considered reliable.
In just two years habitat in the French capital Vincent has created 230 works, which can trace its rapid evolution and transformation. Picture "A windmill in Montmartre" was written, apparently, at the beginning of the Paris period. For the first time here Vincent loved to draw the "wrong side" of Montmartre with windmills, almost rustic courtyards and vineyards. The canvas is still dominated by gloomy earthy colors depicted here people are dressed mostly in dark, nondescript clothing. On the facade of the building in the center only guessed once bright red color. And the sky as if shy to show your true color, pretending to be dirty-white, and only on the horizon timidly peeks mesmerizing blue.
Author: Eugene Sidelnikov
In order for Vincent to live with him, Theo had to take another apartment. The brothers settled in the Rue LePic, a very steep street near Montmartre. Such a neighborhood only pleased, despite the fact that this area was not really prestigious. However, at that time, Montmartre was the center of cultural life of the French capital. With the beginning of life in Paris, Vincent's life was filled with get-togethers in the numerous restaurants and taverns for a bottle of wine or absinthe and talking about art with like-minded people. This period in the artist's work is different in that it left almost no documentary evidence: due to the fact that van Gogh lived with his brother, writing to him was not, and fragmentary memories of other artists can hardly be considered reliable.
In just two years habitat in the French capital Vincent has created 230 works, which can trace its rapid evolution and transformation. Picture "A windmill in Montmartre" was written, apparently, at the beginning of the Paris period. For the first time here Vincent loved to draw the "wrong side" of Montmartre with windmills, almost rustic courtyards and vineyards. The canvas is still dominated by gloomy earthy colors depicted here people are dressed mostly in dark, nondescript clothing. On the facade of the building in the center only guessed once bright red color. And the sky as if shy to show your true color, pretending to be dirty-white, and only on the horizon timidly peeks mesmerizing blue.
Author: Eugene Sidelnikov
