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StilllifepaintingsbyVincentvanGogh(Netherlands)isthe
subjectofmanydrawings,sketchesandpaintingsmadeduring
VincentvanGogh'searlyartisticcareer.Moststilllifesmade
intheNetherlandsaredatedfrom1884to1885,whenhelived
inNuenen.Hisworkswereofteninsombercolors.VanGogh
experimentedwiththeuseoflightfallingacrossobjects.
Thenexttwoyears(18861887),transformedthesubjects,
colorandtechniquesthatVanGoghusedincreatingstilllife
paintings.InParishepaintedmanystilllifepaintingsof
flowers,experimentingwithcolor,lightandtechniqueshe
learnedfrommodernartists.

Contents

StillLifewithCoffeeMill,PipeCaseandJugalso
StillLifewithaBeardedManJar,1884,Krller
MllerMuseum,Otterlo(F52)

1 Background
1.1 Students
1.2 Rumoredaffair
1.3 Darkcolor
2 Pottery,bottlesandothervessels
2.1 Potteryandbottles
2.2 Gingerjar
2.3 Brassandcopper
2.4 Beertankards
3 Bowlandbasketsoffruitandvegetables
4 Vases
5 Bird'snests
6 Personalitems
7 Seealso
8 References
9 Externallinks

Background
VanGoghmovedtoNuenenin1884wherehelivedfortwoyears.[1]UponVanGogh'sarrival,astudiowasmade
forhimfromalaundryroomatthebackofhisparents'home.Vincent'sfather,ReverendVanGoghwrotetohis
sonTheo:"Wedonotthinkitsreallysuitable,butwehavehadaproperstoveinstalled...Iwantedtoputinalarge
windowaswell,butheprefersnottohaveone."[2]Duringthattimehecompletednumerousdrawingsand
watercolorsandnearly200oilpaintings.[1]
InNovember1884VanGoghtaughtsomefriendsfromEindhoven,alargetownnearNuenen,topaintinanimate
objectsinoil.VanGogh,inhisenthusiasm,createdaseriesofstilllifepaintingsofbottles,bowlsandpotsand
otherobjects.[3]WhenVanGoghcreatedstilllifepaintingshewasabletoexplorelightanditseffectoncolors.A
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closeupofthebottleinStillLifewithStrawHatrevealsthatwayinwhichVanGoghusedvaryingshadesofthe
samecolortodepicthowlightwouldfall,orbeshaded,intheeverydayitemshepaintedfromhomeorthe
garden.[4]
Hispaletteconsistedmainlyofdarkearthtones,particularlydarkbrown,andheshowednosignofdevelopingthe
vividcolorationthatdistinguisheshislater,bestknownwork.WhenVanGoghcomplainedtohisbrotherTheovan
Gogh(artdealer)thathewasnotmakingenoughefforttosellhispaintingsinParis,Theorepliedthattheywere
toodarkandnotinlinewiththecurrentstyleofbrightImpressionistpaintings.[1]

Students
VanGoghfoundthreestudentswhotookpaintingclassesfromhim.AntonKerssemakers,atannerofabout40
yearsofage,whohadmoneyandtimetopursuepainting,promisedtomake30paintingsoverthewinter.Hemet
KerssemakersonatriptoGennepthatresultedinVanGogh'sthreepaintingsoftheWaterMillatGennep.There
wasalsotwopeoplehecalled"theHermanns"whotooklessons,butweren'tasintenselyinterestedasAnton.Van
GoghsaidinalettertohisbrotherTheothathewasnotlookingtoreceivepaymentinmoney,ratherhe'dpreferto
berewardedbyprovidinghimtubesofpaint.[5]

Rumoredaffair
VanGoghdidnotliveattheparsonagetheentiretimehewasinNuenen.Foratimehelivedwithapriestandwas
rumoredtohavebecomeinvolvedinthepriest'sservantthatresultedinapregnancy.ThepriestcondemnedVan
Goghfortherumoredactivityandmanypeoplewithinthevillagefelthewasguilty.
VanGoghwroteinSeptember,1885,"Thataffairwiththepriesthasnotgivenmeanymoretrouble.Butofcourse
therewillalwaysbeGodfearingnativesinthevillagewhowillpersistinsuspectingme,foronethingissure,
namelythatthepriestwouldonlytoogladlythrowthewholeblameofthataffaironme.However,asIamquite
innocent,thegossipfromthatquarterleavesmeperfectlyindifferentaslongastheydon'tbothermeinmy
painting.Idon'ttakeanynoticeofitwhatever.Withthepeasantstowhomtheaccidenthappened,whereIoften
usedtopaint,Ihaveremainedongoodterms,andIamaswelcomeintheirhomeasIusedtobe."[6]

Darkcolor
VanGoghandhisbrotherTheoexchangelettersaboutVincent'spropensitytousedarkcolorsandtheamountof
blackinhispaintings.TheoisunabletosellanyofhisworkandencouragesVincenttoexplorecreatingworkthat
islighterinmoodandshade.
MidOctober1885Vincentrespondsthathetheuseofdarkcolorsaremorerealisticandmature,"Iamwritingyou
ratheralongletterthoughperhapsyoumaynotbelievewhatIsayaboutthecolours,andthoughyoumayfind
mepessimisticwhenIsaythatmuchofwhatiscalleddelicategreyisaveryuglygreythoughyoumayfindme
pessimisticorworsewhenIalsodisapproveofthesmoothpolishingoffaces,handsandeyes,becausethegreat
mastersallworkedinquiteadifferentway,perhapsbyandbyyourownstudyofart,whichIamgladyoutookup
againthoroughly,willchangeyoutoo."[7]

Pottery,bottlesandothervessels
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StillLifewithEarthenwareandBottles(F53)wasoneofseveralstilllife
paintingsthatVanGoghmadewhileexploringthestilllifegenre.In1884
VanGoghtaughtpaintingtoasmallgroupofpeopleinnearbyEindhoven.
VanGoghexperimentedwiththeuseofcontrastingcolorstointensifythe
impactofhispaintings.Inthiscasehepairedthegreenofthebottles
againstareddishbrownearthenwarepot.Thepaintingissetagainstadark
backgroundwiththeeffectofmakingtheinsideofthebowlmadeinmuted
colorsappearwhite.[8]

StillLifewithFourStone
Bottles,FlaskandWhiteCup,
1884,KrllerMller
Museum,Otterlo(F50)

StillLifewithEarthenPots
andClogs,1884,Centraal
Museum,Utrecht,
Netherlands(onloan)(F54)

StillLifewithTwoSacksand
aBottle,1884,Private
collection(F55)

StillLifewithEarthenwareand
Bottles,1884,VanGoghMuseum,
Amsterdam(F53).SeeVanGogh
Museumimage(http://www.vangogh
museum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=1493
&collection=1297&lang=en)for
bettercolorquality.

StillLifewithFiveBottles,
StillLifewithPotteryandTwo
1884,sterreichischeGalerie Bottles(b/wcopy),1884,
Belvedere,Vienna(F56)
NortonSimonMuseum,
Pasadena,California(F57)

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StillLifewithPottery,Beer
GlassandaBottle,1884,
PrivateCollection(F58)

StillLifewithTwoJarsand
TwoPumpkins,1885,Private
collection(F59)

StillLifewithEarthenware,
BottleandClogs,1885,
KrllerMllerMuseum,
Otterlo,Netherlands(F63)

StillLifewithPaintbrushesin
aPot,1884,Private
collection(F60)

StillLifewithBottlesanda
CowrieShell,1884,Private
collection(F64)

StillLifewithPots,Jarand
Bottles,1884,
GemeentemuseumDenHaag,
TheHague(F178r)

Gingerjar

StillLifewithGingerJarand
Apples(b/wcopyof
painting),1885,Private
collection(F104)

StillLifewithGingerJarand
Onions,1885,TheMcMaster
ArtGallery,Hamilton,
Ontario(F104a)

Brassandcopper

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StillLifewithBrassCauldron
andJug,1885,VanGogh
Museum,Amsterdam(F51)

StillLifewithCopper
CoffeepotandTwoWhite
Bowls(b/wcopyofpainting),
1885,Privatecollection
(F202)

Beertankards

BeerTankards,1885,Van
GoghMuseum,Amsterdam
(F49)

Bowlandbasketsoffruitandvegetables
VanGoghlivedwithhisparentsinNuenenin1884and1885whenthestill
lifepaintingsweremade.Behindthevicaragewasalargeenclosedyard
withvegetableplotsandasmallorchard.VanGoghmademanypaintings
oftheresultingproduce,suchaspotatoes,cabbages,andapples.[9]
TheVanGoghMuseumdescribesVanGogh'sBasketsofPotatoes(F100)
asfollows:a"darkstilllifeisatonalexercisethatis,astudyoftheeffects
whichcanbeachievedusingvaryingshadesofalimitednumberofcolors."
VanGogh'sintentionwastocreatearealisticportrayalofthebasketof
potatoes.[10]InalettertohisbrotherTheo,VanGoghwrote:"Youwill
receiveabigstilllifeofpotatoes,inwhichItriedtogetcorps,Imean,to
expressthematerialinsuchawaythattheybecomeheavy,solidlumps
whichwouldhurtyouiftheywerethrownatyou,forinstance."[6]

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BasketsofPotatoes,1885,VanGogh
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BasketofApples,1885,Van
GoghMuseum,Amsterdam
(F99)

BasketofApples,1885,Van
GoghMuseum,Amsterdam
(F101)

StillLifewithVegetablesand
Fruit,1885,VanGogh
Museum,Amsterdam(F103)

StillLifewithaBasketof
Potatoes,Surroundedby
AutumnLeavesand
Vegetables,1885,Private
collection(F102)

StillLifewithaBasketof
ApplesandTwoPumpkins,
1885,KrllerMller
Museum,Otterlo,
Netherlands(F106)

StillLifewithanEarthen
BowlandPotatoes,1885,
MuseumBoijmansvan
Beuningen,Rotterdam(on
loan)(F118)

StillLifewithaBasketof
Vegetables,1885,Collection
AnnelieseBrand,
Landsberg/Lech(F212a)

Vases

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VasewithDeadLeaves,
1884,Privatecollection
(F200)

VasewithHonesty,188485,
VanGoghMuseum,
Amsterdam(F76)

Bird'snests
VanGoghpaintedfivepaintingsofbirds'nestsinOctober1885.According
toVanGogh'sfriendAntonKerssemakers,hehad"nolessthan30different
birds'nests"inhisstudio,collectedfromhiswalksorpurchasedfrom
childrenforroughly10centspernest.Forthemoreelaboratenests,suchas
thetwoballshapedwrens'nestsinthetoprightoftheStillLifewithBirds'
Nests(F111)painting,VanGoghwouldpaymore.TheVanGoghMuseum
comments:"Therelativelylightforegroundandbackgroundofthecanvas
wasprobablyappliedacoupleofyearslater.BythenVanGoghhadcome
intocontactwiththebrightcolorsoftheImpressionistsduringhistimein
Paris,andheseemstohavefoundthedarkbackgroundtoosomber."[11]
StillLifewithBirds'Nests,1885,Van
EarlySeptember1885,VanGoghwrote:"Iamnowbusypaintingstilllifes
GoghMuseum,Amsterdam(F111)
ofmybirds'nests,fourofwhicharefinishedIthinksomepeoplewhoare
goodobserversofnaturemightlikethembecauseofthecolorsofthemoss,
thedryleavesandthegrasses."WithaBird'sNestsketch(SketchF425,JH943),VanGoghcommentedinthe
sameletterofhistenderfeelingsfornestsofbirdsandpeople:"Whenwintercomes(whenIhavemoretimeforit)
Ishallmakemoredrawingsofthiskindofthing.Lanicheetlesnids[thenestlingsandthenests],Ifeeldeeply
forthemespeciallypeople'snests,thosehutsontheheathandtheirinhabitants."[6][12]

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StillLifewithThreeBirds'
Nests,1885,KrllerMller
Museum,Otterlo,
Netherlands(F108)

StillLifewithBirds'Nests,
1885,VanGoghMuseum,
Amsterdam(F109r)

StillLifewithThreeBirds'
Nests,1885,
GemeentemuseumDenHaag,
Netherlands(onloan)(F110)

StillLifewithThreeBirds'
Nests,1885,KrllerMller
Museum,Otterlo,
Netherlands(F112)

Personalitems
VincentvanGoghmadeapaintingofhisfather'sDutchAuthorizedBibleinStillLifewithBible(F117)months
afterhisfather,Theodorus'suddendeathinMarch1885.TheBiblesymbolizeshisfather'sfaith,whichVanGogh
feltwastooconventionalandmadeforastrictviewoflife.Isaiah53isthepassageidentifiedontheopenpage,
whichforetellsthecomingoftheMessiahwhowillnotberecognized.RepresentinghimselfismileZola'snovel
"LaJoiedevivre"(English:TheJoyofLiving),whichVanGoghsawasa"Bibleformodernlife",placingitnext
tohisfather'sBibleinthepainting.TheburnedoutcandlecouldsymbolizeVanGogh'sfather'sdeathoritcould
representVincent'sdisenchantmentwithtraditionalfaith.[13]
StillLifewithStrawHatandanotherpaintingofthisperiod,StilllifewithEarthenPotandClogs,areregardedby
criticsandwritersfortheirtechnicalmastery.Botharecharacterizedbysmooth,meticulousbrushworkandfine
shadingofcolors.[14]

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StillLifewithStrawHatalso
StillLifewithYellowStraw
Hat,18811885,Krller
MllerMuseum,Otterlo
(F62)

StillLifewithOpenBible,
ExtinguishedCandleand
NovelalsoStillLifewith
Bible,1885,VanGogh
Museum,Amsterdam,
Netherlands(F117)

Seealso
EarlyworksofVincentvanGogh
StilllifepaintingsbyVincentvanGogh(Paris)

References
1.Tralbaut,M(1981)[1969].VincentvanGogh,lemalaim.Edita,Lausanne(French)&Macmillan,London1969
(English)reissuedbyMacmillan,1974andAlpineFineArtCollections,1981.pp.123160.ISBN0933516312.
2."TheVicarageatNuenen,1885".PermanentCollection.VanGoghMuseum.20052011.Retrieved20110515.
3.Nordenfalk,C(1953).TheLifeandWorkofVanGogh.NewYork:PhilosophicalLibrary.pp.8384.
4.Crispino,E(2008).VanGogh.Minneapolis:TheOliverPress.pp.1819.
5.Harrison,R,ed.(2011)."LetterfromVincentvanGoghtoTheovanGogh,Nuenen,c.midNovember1884".VanGogh
Letters.WebExhibits.Retrieved20110519.
6.Harrison,R,ed.(2011)."VincentvanGogh.LettertoTheovanGogh.Writtenc.4September1885inNuenen.".Van
GoghLetters.WebExhibits.Retrieved20110519.
7."VincentvanGogh.LettertoTheovanGogh.Written10or11October1885inNuenen.".VanGoghPaintings.Van
GoghGallery.2011.Retrieved20110519.
8."StillLifewithEarthenwareandBottles,1885".PermanentCollection.VanGoghMuseum.20052011.Retrieved
20110519.
9.Fell,D(2005)[2004].VanGogh'sWomen:Vincent'sLoveAffairsandJourneyIntoMadness.NewYork:Carrolland
GrafPublishers.p.56.ISBN0743202333.
10."BasketwithPotatoes,1885".PermanentCollection.VanGoghMuseum.20052011.Retrieved20110519.
11."StillLifewithBird'sNests,1885".PermanentCollection.VanGoghMuseum.20052011.Retrieved20110519.
12."Bird'sNest".VanGoghPaintings.VanGoghGallery.2011.Retrieved20110519.
13."Symbolism".PermanentCollection.VanGoghMuseum.20052011.Retrieved20110515'Seemoretotell
14.Hulsker,J(1980).TheCompleteVanGogh.Oxford:Phaidon.pp.196205.ISBN0714820288.

Externallinks
VanGogh,paintingsanddrawings:aspecialloanexhibition(http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/coll
ection/p15324coll10/id/167899),afullydigitizedexhibitioncatalogfromTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt
Libraries,whichcontainsmaterialonthesestilllifes

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