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1.  What was Vincent’s father’s profession?
 

2.  Was Theo older or younger than Vincent?
 

3.  What profession did Vincent and his father share?  (Hint: See #1!)
 

4.  What countries did Vincent Van Gogh live in during his life time?  (Name 3)
 

5.  How was Van Gogh able to support himself?  (Tricky question)
 

6.  Did Vincent Van Gogh have formal art training?  His he considered to be a “trained” artist or is he considered
     to be “self-taught”?  (Tricky question)

7.  What famous group(s) of artists did Van Gogh admire?
 

8.  What type (s) of illnesses did he suffer from?
 

9.  What was the name of the French town where Vincent was most happy?
 

10.  What form of communication did Theo and Vincent use?
 

11.  List one or more of the unusual qualities found in Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings.
 
 
 

1.  We know that Vincent was an acquaintance of famous painter, Paul Gauguin.
     What other painter was he close to?
 

2.  Out of his “Early Works”, which painting is the most famous?
 

3.  Do these appear to be happy paintings or sad paintings?  Why?
 

1.  What is Pointilism?
 

2.  Who founded Pointilism?
 

3.  Do the colors in the paintings appear darker or brighter than the previous period?
 

4.  How many self-portraits do you see on this page?

1.  Did Vincent Van Gogh prefer the “big city” life or living in the country?
 

2.  What other artistic culture fascinated him?  (Hint: Multicultural Fair)
 

3.  What was the name of Vincent’s sister?
 

4.  What was the name of the artistic colony that Vincent wanted to establish? (Hint: French name)
 

5.  What painting on this page is the most famous? (Hint: Think yellow)
 

6.  (Bonus) What painting seems “out of place” here?