Professor and Chairman of Department of Art, Head of Graduate Institute of Art Education, National Changhua Normal University
梵谷·《吃馬鈴薯的人》.拏能1885.油畫81.5×114.5cm.阿姆斯特丹梵谷美術館. Van Gogh. The Potato Eaters, Neunen, April 1885. oil on canvas 81.5×114.5cm, Amsterdam Rijksmueseum Vincent van Gogh
For lovers of early modem European art, Vincent van Gogh's painting is most appealing. This is more so because the artist has led a tragic life that becomes almost legendary. Ironically, we find the popular and yet superficial emphasis on the artist's life seems to debase his achievement instead of appreciate it. The present study propose to emphasize more on the artist's seriousness in his artistic effort through the study of his numerous letters with contemporary people. The result shows that indeed the artist had a very deep understanding of color and had an amazing ability of self-observation that deserves our respect.
Keywords
legendary life, Van Gogh's letters, Van Gogh's color theory