"Where Van Gogh Learned to Incorporate Color" Top 5 Page for this destination Montmartre & Sacré Coeur Tip by BeatChick

I have a terrible need of - dare I say the word? -religion. Then I go out at night to paint the stars...
- Vincent van Gogh, Arles, 1888

Before Van Gogh moved to Arles to paint the stars he lived here at 54 rue Lepic in Montmartre with his beloved brother, Theo.

It is said that Vincent learned to incorporate bold color in his expressive paintings after his move to Paris. Certainly he moved from a more sombre tone in his works to one filled with color & vibrancy after he lived and worked in Montmartre among fellow artists (Gauguin was a great friend of his before they parted company). Could it have been, too, that he was just happy because he lived in Paris?? :)

Photos: April 2003

othercontact: 54 rue Lepic
Website: http://www.vangoghgauguin.com/

• Updated Mar 16, 2006
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