Vincent Van Gogh Impressionist Oil on Canvas for Auction at 888 Auctions on August 1, 2019

Oil on Canvas Impressionist Signed Vincent – August 1, 2019

Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring an impressionist night landscape scene. Signed Vincent on the lower right corner. 59 x 52 cm (23.2 x 20.5 in) Frame: 89 x 79 cm (35 x 31.1 in)

Click Here to view Lot # 6 – Oil on Canvas Impressionist Signed Vincent – August 1, 2019

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter who is among the best-known artists in history. His expressive depictions of street scenes, sunflowers, and portraits feature vivid palettes and lively brushwork, as seen in his seminal work Starry Night (1889). “Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitrary use of color to express myself more forcefully,” he once said.

Born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands, he worked as an art dealer at the firm Goupil & Cie in both London and Paris as a young man. Disillusioned with his life and destitute after leaving the firm, he returned to his family and took up drawing. Afterwards, his brother Theo van Gogh helped him get a studio in The Hague and paid for painting classes with Anton Mauve. It was Mauve that introduced Van Gogh to the work of Jean-François Millet. Millet’s paintings of peasants led to Van Gogh’s move. He eventually moved to a village of Nuenen, Netherlands, where he portrayed the farmers and laborers in dark Rembrandt-like tones.

In 1886, he moved to Paris, where he relied on his brother for both emotional and financial support. While in Paris, Van Gogh was introduced to Impressionism and soon lightened his palette and adopted many of the stylizations found in Japanese 17th Century wood-block prints. In the fall of 1888, he spent 9 weeks living in the small Provençal town of Arles with the painter Paul Gauguin.

It was during this period that Van Gogh infamously cut off his own ear in a fit of mental anguish. A prolific painter, he produced over 2,100 works in little more than a decade. Van Gogh died at the age of 37 too prematurely. Tragically, on July 29, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Today, his works are featured in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam which is entirely dedicated to his oeuvre.

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 423 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ August 1st auction featuring the finest in IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS, MODERN ART & ANTIQUES 2019-08-01.  Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period:

Monday, July 29: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, July 30: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, July 31: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, August 01: 10:30AM-1PM

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