Hand with Bowl and a Cat, 1885

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was able to record sorrow in a direct unvarnished way that it is never melodramatic. His art is a revelation backed by his own difficult life. Yet in spite of the sorrow he experienced he left us a legacy of beauty and engagement with life which was a triumph in the end.

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'The river' (traditional sketch, digital colouring)

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admired farmers & humble craftsmen for their strong work ethic & commonsense. As a painter Vincent approached his work with pragmatic directness and understanding of artistic materials even using household supples like eggs and milk in place of store-bought art products.

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of the Day: Vase with Honesty, Autumn-Winter 1884. Oil on canvas, 42.7 x 31.7 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

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A little contribution from
J. A. Grimshaw and the sublime VanGogh



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Peasant Woman, Carrying Wheat in Her Apron, 1885

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Ever the inventive color expert translated this b/w lithograph of into a color rendition.
One can admire how he intensified the optical impact of Daumier by playing the red cap of the drinker off the blue jackets and green-black coat of the man on the left.

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