Myrealbigone
May 9, 2010, 08:45 AM
Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne
According to Roger Fry, the British artist and art critic in 1910, Post-Impressionism is named because of “For purposes of convenience, it was necessary to give these artists a name and I chose, as being the vaguest and most non-committal.” Since that time, the word “Post Impressionism” was born and caused a biggest impact on all artists in the world during the nineteenth century. The two most common artists of the Post- Impressionism are Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne; however, the three main differences between the two artists are family environment, personality and style of major Post-Impressionism.
First, the most notable difference between these two artists of Post-Impressionism is their early family’s background. Paul Cezanne was born in a wealthy family. His father, Louis Auguste Cézanne, was the cofounder of a banking firm and his mother, Anne-Elisabeth Honorine Aubert, was romantic and animated, so Paul Cézanne had more opportunities and influences which helped him achieve success in his art career. He did not have to worry about the finances because he received a large inheritance from his father, and also he had chances to attend some popular colleges and universities where he learned how to draw. While Vincent van Gogh’s family was not rich, he started working when he was sixteen years old by helping his own father’s uncle, who was a successful sculptor and three of his uncles, art dealers; luckily, Van Gogh had a good foundation to become a proficient artist from his family ‘s tradition careers which were art and religion. When van Gogh was in a middle school, he was taught about drawing by the famous successful artist, Constantijn C. Huysmans in Paris. Both of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne were famous artists during the nineteenth century. Each of them had a difference motivation and supporter to help them following their own passion to become an artist.
Second, because of influences from the family and emotion in art, both of the artists had similar personalities. According to various biographies, Vincent van Gogh suffered with a lot of depression, psychotic attacks, and delusion which caused his irritable personality. He cut off his left ear and offered it as a gift to a prostitute. On July 29, 1890 he died after two day suffering in his lodging because he shot himself in the chest; in the other hand, Paul Cézanne had a very complex personality; a lot of people called him “lunatic.” According to the author reviewed in the Fresh Air, he hated his family, calling them “the nastiest people in the world” because they were unsupportive of his artistic career (Stemberg). Mr. Burgher, the professor of art at Dallas Center-Grimes High School in Grimes, Iowa, and said Paul Cézanne had several odd quirks in the personality; he did not like being touched and was cautious of women.
Finally, although both of them were artists of Post-Impressionism, they had two different distinctive styles of paintings and later had a strong influence many generations of modern artists. Vincent van Gogh liked to paint unusual objects, the places where he used to go and various portraits during his life. The typical examples of his painting are The Night Café and Wheatfield and Cypresses. All most his painting were drawn with a lot of swirls that seem to be moving around, bright, very drab colors and deep brushstrokes. While Paul Cezanne liked to paint everything about the simplification of nature; he wanted to “treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone.” Montagne Sainte-Victoire is a good example of just such a painting. Totally different thing in Paul Cézanne compared to van Gogh’s painting was color; it was more creative, passionate and expressed more emotion.
Now that you know something about the similarities and differences between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne; however, both of them are really famous artists ever in art history. When we talk about the Post-Impressionism, we cannot forget about these two artists because they used their passion and talent to convey their feelings to all paintings which inspired all modern artists. All their paintings often were exhibited together in many famous museums on the world: Paris, London and Amsterdam.
According to Roger Fry, the British artist and art critic in 1910, Post-Impressionism is named because of “For purposes of convenience, it was necessary to give these artists a name and I chose, as being the vaguest and most non-committal.” Since that time, the word “Post Impressionism” was born and caused a biggest impact on all artists in the world during the nineteenth century. The two most common artists of the Post- Impressionism are Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne; however, the three main differences between the two artists are family environment, personality and style of major Post-Impressionism.
First, the most notable difference between these two artists of Post-Impressionism is their early family’s background. Paul Cezanne was born in a wealthy family. His father, Louis Auguste Cézanne, was the cofounder of a banking firm and his mother, Anne-Elisabeth Honorine Aubert, was romantic and animated, so Paul Cézanne had more opportunities and influences which helped him achieve success in his art career. He did not have to worry about the finances because he received a large inheritance from his father, and also he had chances to attend some popular colleges and universities where he learned how to draw. While Vincent van Gogh’s family was not rich, he started working when he was sixteen years old by helping his own father’s uncle, who was a successful sculptor and three of his uncles, art dealers; luckily, Van Gogh had a good foundation to become a proficient artist from his family ‘s tradition careers which were art and religion. When van Gogh was in a middle school, he was taught about drawing by the famous successful artist, Constantijn C. Huysmans in Paris. Both of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne were famous artists during the nineteenth century. Each of them had a difference motivation and supporter to help them following their own passion to become an artist.
Second, because of influences from the family and emotion in art, both of the artists had similar personalities. According to various biographies, Vincent van Gogh suffered with a lot of depression, psychotic attacks, and delusion which caused his irritable personality. He cut off his left ear and offered it as a gift to a prostitute. On July 29, 1890 he died after two day suffering in his lodging because he shot himself in the chest; in the other hand, Paul Cézanne had a very complex personality; a lot of people called him “lunatic.” According to the author reviewed in the Fresh Air, he hated his family, calling them “the nastiest people in the world” because they were unsupportive of his artistic career (Stemberg). Mr. Burgher, the professor of art at Dallas Center-Grimes High School in Grimes, Iowa, and said Paul Cézanne had several odd quirks in the personality; he did not like being touched and was cautious of women.
Finally, although both of them were artists of Post-Impressionism, they had two different distinctive styles of paintings and later had a strong influence many generations of modern artists. Vincent van Gogh liked to paint unusual objects, the places where he used to go and various portraits during his life. The typical examples of his painting are The Night Café and Wheatfield and Cypresses. All most his painting were drawn with a lot of swirls that seem to be moving around, bright, very drab colors and deep brushstrokes. While Paul Cezanne liked to paint everything about the simplification of nature; he wanted to “treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone.” Montagne Sainte-Victoire is a good example of just such a painting. Totally different thing in Paul Cézanne compared to van Gogh’s painting was color; it was more creative, passionate and expressed more emotion.
Now that you know something about the similarities and differences between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne; however, both of them are really famous artists ever in art history. When we talk about the Post-Impressionism, we cannot forget about these two artists because they used their passion and talent to convey their feelings to all paintings which inspired all modern artists. All their paintings often were exhibited together in many famous museums on the world: Paris, London and Amsterdam.