Van Gogh paintings have been the subject of admiration for their unique representations of everyday life for many years. Though Van Gogh paintings did not produce financial gain until right before his death, they are one of the most recognizable groups of paintings in the art world today. This popular artist\’s work evolved over the course of his years from simple works done in mud colors to bright, vivid works reminiscent of impressionist and emotionalist works.

At the onset of his career, the Dutch born Van Gogh used muted tones of mud colors to represent the images he saw in the world on canvas. In these representations, he endeavored to create accurate replicas of real world images with straight lines or curves only according to what could be seen with the cold, unfeeling human eye.

The technique of using light to focus the eye on certain objects in the pictures was prominent in his works as well as the works of other artists of the time. Though his work was well crafted, it did not as yet gain any significant amount of acclaim.

This artist put considerable thought and effort into perfecting his works. He often wrote about and sketched his ideas in his letters to his brother, Theo.

These sketches of Van Gogh paintings are themselves beautiful works of art. The attention that he paid to the lines and lighting in his subjects are very evident and are part of the reason that their popularity endures.

His craft reflected his desire to reach out and share the world as he saw it, or as time went by, felt it with others. He worked diligently to see this accomplished in what he produced.

After his arrival in France, his works began to evolve into a flowing representation of the world. He grew as an artist from simply viewing the world through physical eyes, to “seeing” and projecting in his work a sense of what lies beyond the obvious to the viewer.

At this point, Van Gogh paintings began to provide a glimpse into the soul of the man who was creating them. They continued to employ the use of light, but now they included elements of colors to evoke a sense of spiritualism beyond the common, visual world.

As other artists of the time, his works began to embrace the use of color and contoured lines to create movement and emotion. These qualities made the pieces no longer exact representations of the scene, but impressions of the natural world. The most famous of his works, such as “Starry Night” and “Sunflowers”, were created during this time.

In Van Gogh paintings from later years, the natural, commonplace world is transformed into a surreal place that awakens feelings and emotions in those who gaze upon their movement. The quality of both the early realistic works and the later impressionistic pieces is evident and makes them an excellent choice for addition to anyone’s art collection.

His works have been on display in art galleries and museums all over the world. Their universal appeal is clearly evident in their popularity with the general public in the high sales for canvas reproductions and wall paper downloads for computer monitors. Relevant to his time, even more relevant to the world today, these works of art have earned their place as one of the most recognizable and popular works in our society.

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