| The name of Vincent Van Gogh has known by the art collector in the world since along time. He is the world maestro who has tragic life, poor, feel crazy, broken heart, feel un-useful and finally suicide. But many people in the world want his paintings, after his twenty years death. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch postimpressionist painter. Vincent Van Gogh had born on March 30, 1853, in Groot Zunbert village, North Brabant area, Dutch. He hadn’t found a time to enjoy his glorious till today. He didn’t knew that his painting titled “Potrait of Dr Gachet sells $ USD 82,5 million in 1990. Van Gogh had strong relation with his brother Theo. He often sent letter to Theo, even almost a thousand letters. In his letters, Van Gogh told about his feeling and his loved to painting. "I realize that these big, long canvases are hard to sell, but later on people will see that there's fresh air and good humour in them." (Source: http://www.vggallery.com/), is one of his hoped of his work. He was sure that his works would have known by all people in next day. Vincent Van Gogh has big animated in his life. His painting use darker colors before he went to Paris. It may suggest a melancholy atmosphere. This style that also become the famous and expensive painting in the world of Van Gogh is interpreted in “Potatoes Eaters” Netherlands, 1885. He used dark color, painted five persons surrounded a table with a lamp hang on, two people took potatoes on a plate, one person lifted a cup, one person poured coffee, and a little girl just back appeared. In 1886 van Gogh went to Paris to live with his brother Théo van Gogh, an art dealer, and became familiar with the new art movements developing at the time. He met with the other artist such as; Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro, Degas, Signac and Seurat. He knew many impressionist paintings and interested with bright color. "I wanted all these different colors to express a totally restful feeling." Van Gogh letter to Paul Gauguin, an artist who was Van Gogh best friend. The impressionist artists were using a bright palette, and Van Gogh began to more colored palette, and started to paint street scenes and city views. His famous work in this changed is The Moulin de la Galette, 1886 and Restaurant de la Sirène at Asnières, 1887. Van Gogh was developed his technique and began to experiment with current techniques, especially when he found Japanese impressionist work such Japanese printmakers as Hiroshige and Hokusai. He interpreted his Japanese technique in Japonaiserie: Oiran (after Kesaï Eisen), Paris 1887. Van Gogh continued his painted with combine many colors. His famous work including; Portrait of Doctor Gachet, Still Life with Beer Mug and Fruit, Vase with Poppies, Cornflowers, Peonies and Chrysanthemums, sunflowers (1888), The yellow house (1888, Vincent’s house), Sower at sunset (1888), The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum or The Night Café in the Place Lamartine, Starry Night (June, 1889), Pietà (after Delacroix), The (1890), Noon rest (after MILLET) (1890), Blossoming Almond Tree (1890), L'Arlésienne (Madame Ginoux) (1890), Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) (1890), Wheat field under a stormy sky (1890), etc. Van Gogh completed 100 landscapes, 50 portraits, 40 still life and approximately 100 drawings when he lived in Arles. But the only painting sold during Van Gogh's lifetime, is Red Vineyard at Arles (1890) that valued 400 francs. "I feel...a failure. That's it as far as I'm concerned...I feel that this is the destiny that I accept, that will never change." Finally, his end and tragic life was when he decided to suicide because suffered from depression. Van Gogh shot himself in the chest, at the age of 37 (July 27, 1890), and died two days later with Theo at his side. THE CROCUS FLOWERS: VINCENT VAN GOGH’S PAINTING Doing study into Vincent Van Gogh, it would indicated that after his death there were hundreds of paintings stashed away in various locations. Surely, his family undertook to obtain. Consequently, it would stand to reason that some of paintings could have been sold, given or given away as gifts. There is a good possibility that there still could be a number of yet undiscovered paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. “The Crocus Flowers” that considered as Van Gogh’s work is staying in Indonesia, belong to Mr. Rudy Mulyono. The painting was apparently acquired many years ago by his father. Initially, one would wonder how a valuable painting by a major Dutch artist, such as Vincent Van Gogh, would be in Indonesia. The provenance on the painting indicates that it initially came from Holland with a Dutch immigrant when Indonesia was a Dutch colony. As Indonesia was a Dutch colony, then this relationship would be indicative or natural for some of the painting from Holland to make their way to Indonesia. As a result, there is the distinct possibility, that this is one such painting. To make sure about the painting, the buyers are allowed to check this painting and invite some curators / art experts. |