Van Gogh Spends Autumn in NY
Darina Sikmashvili
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: Entertainment
The milk and honey of van Gogh's career emerged in the late 1880s and into the early 1890s, where one of his earliest portraits was created. "Eugene Boch (The Poet)" (1888), is a young impressionist overcome with anxiousness. Evident in the portrait is the artist's intentional use of a startling dark blue, stellar background to accentuate the toned yellows, browns, and oranges which rid the subject of any fluidity. He seems still, stuck inside the vast blue canvas van Gogh has devised. Of course an honorary mention is in order for "The Starry Night" (1889), which heavily overshadows "The Starry Night over the Rhone" (1888), an earlier composition.
The exhibit's finale is a series of literary influences, mostly poems extensively describing scenes of twilight and landscapes. A popular reference in van Gogh's work is Hans Christian Anderson, whose tale "What the Moon Saw" is rumored to have birthed "Starry Night over the Rhone" (1888).
The exhibit, free to CUNY students, will be in New York until Jan. 5. It serves as a great introduction into the various styles of van Gogh. To those interested in exploring a notable pioneer of post-impressionism, this exhibition will not disappoint.
The exhibit's finale is a series of literary influences, mostly poems extensively describing scenes of twilight and landscapes. A popular reference in van Gogh's work is Hans Christian Anderson, whose tale "What the Moon Saw" is rumored to have birthed "Starry Night over the Rhone" (1888).
The exhibit, free to CUNY students, will be in New York until Jan. 5. It serves as a great introduction into the various styles of van Gogh. To those interested in exploring a notable pioneer of post-impressionism, this exhibition will not disappoint.
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