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STARRY NIGHT

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Van Gogh

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NIGHT CAFE

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Van Gogh

  • eyes staring out
  • harsh juxtaposition of colors
  • wants to feel that one could go there for corruption
  • thick brushstroke
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WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING

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GAUGUIN

  • questions catechism
  • read from right to left (stages of life)
  • Tahiti
  • loved simplicity
  • flat colors
  • small brushstrokes
  • loved color
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A SUNDAY ON LA GRANDE JATTE

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SEURAT

  • pointillism
  • curves and shapes repeated
  • harmony in placement of people
  • color was divided into parts and put together to form a whole
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MONTE SAINTE-VICTOIRE

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CEZANNE

  • wanted to make something that lasted
  • breaks nature down into basic shapes
  • wanted trueness of form but not visual perception