7L Van Gogh Question by Rhiannon https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion Please write a question you would like answered about the life and works of Van Gogh (make sure you are not repeating a question). You will use this later on for your homework project. en-us 2014-11-19 01:18:16 UTC 2025-12-27 11:05:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Isabel - Why does Van Gogh do so many self portraits of himself? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813517 It is convenient because you can look at yourself in the mirror.-Kenneth

]]> 2014-11-20 00:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813517 Radhita-Why did he paint peasants? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813518 Van Gogh painted peasents because he found it a noble and important in the development in Modern Art. He also had a particular interest in making Character studies of the working poor Men and Women likes in the Netherlands and Belgium such as, farmers, weavers and fishermen thus inspiring a target amount of work Van Gogh did during this Period.

-Praveen Magesh

]]> 2014-11-20 00:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813518 Emma--where did he get his inspiration for every painting he did? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813521 He got inspiration for his paintings by having his medical problems, his problems caused pictures in his head and his hospital room was inspiration for one of his paintings "the room" -Kenzie

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813521 Merissa - Why were some of his paintings done with sad (somber toned) colours?  https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813522 This was because he suffered from depression which made his paintings somber-toned. Sahiba

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813522 Nikita - Why was he depressed and him cut his ear off? 200199 https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813527 He suffered from mental illnesses at a time when doctors didn't have the medication and treatment to really help patients also Van Gogh was not a good patient! Evie

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813527 Dylan - What influenced Van Gogh to draw and paint? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813530 It was possibly the impressionists as they painted together and did art together. -Isabel

He was influenced by Gaugin

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813530 Raashi- when did Van Gogh start painting? 201520 https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813547 He started painting in 1880.

Brandon Chin

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813547 Venaya- What inspired him to paint the sunflowers https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813551 When Vincent Van Gogh was roommates with Paul Gauguin, he decided to decorate Gauguin's room with paintings of sunflowers. Why exactly sunflowers? Vincent had said in a letter to his brother that Paul liked Sunflowers, which is understandable because sunflowers are quite unique flowers. -Radhita

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813551 Kenzie-How does he get texture in his Paintings? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813552 2014-11-20 00:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813552 Evie - In his painting vase with the 12 sunflowers is there any particular reason he chose 12? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813555 2014-11-20 00:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813555 Pareena - What inspired him to be a painter? 202578 https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813557 One of the people that influenced Van Goh was his friend, Paul Gaugin-Raashi

]]> 2014-11-20 00:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813557 Natasha-Why did Van Gogh paint in a shaken style? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813611 He was inspired by 'the impressionist' like Monet. His manic state of mind also made him paint lots of quick lines

]]> 2014-11-20 00:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813611 Sahiba- How did Van Gogh  develop his technique to make it different 202919 https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813622 He was inspired by The Impressionists and his illness affected his mark making-Jeff

]]> 2014-11-20 00:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813622 Praveen- What style of painting did Van Gogh work in ? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813636 2014-11-20 00:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813636 Nelly- How old is he when he started painting ? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813637 He did not begin painting until he was in his late twenties.

Pareena

]]> 2014-11-20 00:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813637 Nixon- What inspired Van Gogh to paint the Starry Night https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813641 The view from his asylum window inspired him to paint starry night. One night he was just admiring the beautiful sky from his window, then he was amazed how the stars were shining so brightly. That's was what inspired him to paint starry night. Merissa

]]> 2014-11-20 00:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813641 Jeff-is there a specific place Van Gogh go to paint his paintings or is it just imagination? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813644 Although there isn't a specific place he goes to, Vincent Van Gogh got a lot of his ideas for paintings from places like his hospital bedroom (Bedroom In Arles) or the out doors (The Flowering Orchard) whereas other paintings were created with his imagination (Shoes) -Celestine

]]> 2014-11-20 00:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813644 Brandon- Why do his sunflowers paintings sell for so much? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813679 His paintings can sell for a lot because it is a really famous piece

In art history,despite his unique painting style.It is one of the most

Loved paintings in the world and also since it's a very old piece it will

Sell for a lot.-Kishan

]]> 2014-11-20 00:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813679 Celestine-What kind of materials did Van Gogh use to paint his pictures? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813692 He used paint brushes, oil paint and canvas. - Doil

At first he only used to draw and sketch before he

Started to paint with watercolour

Then he began to use dark and somber colours before starting to work with colours like yellow,blue,green,orange and red.

venaya

]]> 2014-11-20 00:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41813692 Kishan-Why was he depressed? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41817078 He had medical illness. His depression also got worse because at his time. Nobody knew how to cure him-Nixon

]]> 2014-11-20 01:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41817078 Doil-Why doesn't he draw like a photo https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41817163 He didn't draw exactly like real life due to his mental illness and he was also inspired by the impressionists, they also didn't draw smooth photos- Nikita

]]> 2014-11-20 01:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41817163 Raashi- who was Van Goghs romance 201520 https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41817180 Van Gogh's romance was Johanna Gezina - Emma

]]> 2014-11-20 01:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41817180 Kenneth-How many paintings did he sell in his life? https://padlet.com/stocker_r/7LQuestion/wish/41849727 He only sold one painting in his life

called "red vineyard at arles" -Dylan

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