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Vincent van GoghDutch, 1853–1890Stillleben mit fünf Flaschen
May one see it?
Unknown
Vienna, Austria
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
In the museum's own words — in German
Das auf wenige Gegenstände beschränkte Stillleben stellt ein eindrucksvolles Beispiel aus Vincent van Goghs malerischem Frühwerk dar. Wir sehen fünf Flaschen vor einem Fenster, vier davon aus Ton. Eine bereits geleerte Flasche liegt vor anderen verschlossenen Gefäßen. Van Gogh lebt 1884 in Antwerpen, wohin er aus Den Haag übersiedelt ist. Erst im Jahr zuvor hat er sich endgültig von der Zeichentechnik ab- und der Malerei zugewandt. Damals bewundert er sozialkritische Maler wie den belgischen Künstler Charles de Groux, einen Vertreter eines radikalen Realismus. Erdige Farben und einfache Materialien wie Holz und Ton spiegeln auch in van Goghs Stillleben die Anliegen realistischer Malerei wider.
Belvedere
Particulars
In the catalog
Sources
- Belvedere
- Image: Belvedere — CC BY-SA 4.0
Meanwhile, in the life of Vincent van Gogh
The whole life1882
His first paintings in oil
Soon after three weeks in hospital in June 1882, Van Gogh painted in oils for the first time, with paints bought on money borrowed from Theo, and was surprised at how good the results were. In August Theo gave him money for materials to work en plein air, and Vincent wrote that he could now “go on painting with new vigour”.
late January 1882
Life with Sien Hoornik
Van Gogh met Clasina Maria “Sien” Hoornik, a pregnant prostitute with a five-year-old daughter, and set up home with her; on learning of it, Mauve stopped answering his letters. His father pressed him to abandon Sien, and in 1883 Vincent left her and the children.
26 March 1885
Death of his father
The artist's father, the minister Theodorus van Gogh, died of a heart attack.
August 1885
First public showing, in shop windows in The Hague
Van Gogh's work was publicly exhibited for the first time, in the shop windows of the dealer Leurs in The Hague.
February 1886
Moves to Paris to join his brother Theo
Van Gogh left Antwerp to join his brother Theo, an art dealer, in Paris. So began a very fruitful and eventful Paris period: he painted some two hundred and thirty pictures there, more than anywhere else.
April – May 1886
Cormon's studio: Bernard, Anquetin, Lautrec
At Fernand Cormon's studio Van Gogh joined the circle of the Australian John Russell, who painted his portrait, and met Émile Bernard, Louis Anquetin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who drew him in pastel. They met at Père Tanguy's paint shop, then the only place where Cézanne's paintings were shown.
