The life story of Vincent Van Gogh presented through the medium of his paintings. Mentions his early years as a preacher among miners in the Borinage, his resolution to abandon preaching in favour of painting, the period in Paris when he won the respect and admiration of artists, the flight to Province and finally his madness and eventual death. Mentions the chief influences on the development of Van Gogh’s distinctive technique. Narrated by Jim Barrett.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011441
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Netherlands
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Netherlands
Documentary
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → History
People → Artists - Biography
People → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890
Short films
Short films → Short films - France
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)