For Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), the answer was clear: color. “What I’m most passionate about, much much more than all the rest in my profession,” he enthused to his sister, Willemien, “is the portrait, the modern portrait. I seek it by way of color.” 1 With its vivid palette, spirited handling, and exuberant background, Portrait
Vincent van Gogh. Letter to Émile Bernard. [on or about November 26, 1889] [Thaw Collection, Morgan Library & Museum, New York; pub. in Van Gogh Letters 1958, letter no. B21; Van Gogh Letters 2009, letter no. 822], writes that he is working in the olive trees, describing the sort of effects he is seeking in his paintings, and states that he has just finished five size 30 canvases of this subject.
Vincent burned the midnight oil to read Millet's biography. He was 28 years old and had just started as an artist (1881). Millet was known as the great French painter of rural life. Vincent recognized himself in Millet's life story: a simple man, who grew up in a peasant family and was proud of his roots. This strengthened Vincent's resolve to
References. Title: At Eternity's Gate. Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, Zundert 1853–1890 Auvers-sur-Oise) Date: November 26−27, 1882. Medium: Transfer lithograph. Dimensions: Sheet: 23 1/16 × 15 3/8 in. (58.6 × 39 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund, William R. Drexler Sr. and Violet Drexler Bequest, The
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