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Vincent Van Gogh: a kidcyber weblink page
A self-portrait (a painting of himself) by Van Gogh
© [2007] Jupiterimages Corporation
All about the man and his work. Plenty of photos of his paintings and drawings
http://www.vangoghgallery.
Presents information about Van Gogh in a timeline
http://www.expo-vangogh.com/2.cfm
This one has information about the artist's childhood and schooling in the section 'Early
life'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh
Details of his most important paintings, plenty of photos that can be enlarged for better viewing
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/
http://www.vggallery.com/
The second paragraph talks about the characteristics of his style, that is, the way he used colour and different brushstrokes
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/V/vangogh.html
Van Gogh was part of the Post Impressionist movement, which began in
France around 1886. Post-Impressionism. Here is information about that movement, about Van Gogh, and about other artists of the movement. http://instruct.westvalley.edu/grisham/1d_postimpress.html
Another Van Gogh painting, 'Crows over wheatfield'. © [2007] Jupiterimages Corporation
Like most post impressionist painters, Van Gogh's work is characterised by bright color, sharp, often outlined edges.
updated © [2008] kidcyber