The Garden at Arles Greeting Card - Vincent Van Gogh

A greeting card using the painting 'The Garden at Arles, 1888' by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

Van Gogh is one of the most well-known and popular post-Impressionist painters. Van Gogh decided to become an artist relatively late at age 27. In 1880 he taught himself to draw and paint and in 1886, he moved to Paris and met Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pissarro and Gaugin, with whom he became friends. His style changed significantly under the influence of Impressionism, becoming lighter and brighter. In 1888, Van Gogh moved to Provence in southern France, where he painted his famous series 'Sunflowers'. He invited Gauguin to join him but they soon began to quarrel and one night, Van Gogh threatened Gauguin with a razor. Deeply remorseful he then cut off part of his own ear. This was the first serious sign of the mental health problems that were to afflict Van Gogh. For the rest of his life he spent time in psychiatric hospitals and swung between periods of inertia, depression and incredibly concentrated artistic activity.

Company: Orwell Press

Weight: 23g

Dimensions: 176 x 145 mm