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Besides often being broke, Vincent had a strong compulsion in his final years to complete a painting every day. Sometimes he was forced to reuse canvas then. (P
by peter303 4y ago
Besides often being broke, Vincent had a strong compulsion in his final years to complete a painting every day. Sometimes he was forced to reuse canvas then. (Part of his final style too to get the paint on as fast as possible with large strokes.)
- Pokepokalypse 4y agoThe problem was; he also used very thick impasto-style brushstrokes. With Oil Paint, this often takes a long time to dry (and leaves a physical texture which will be visible if you overpaint that). Some of Van Gogh's paintings are so thick, that underneath an outer layer of dried paint, there's still liquid paint trapped underneath, which may not dry for another hundred years. But yeah, he was known for re-using canvases, as were many impressionist and post-impressionist school painters.
- googlryas 4y agoWill this internal drying of the liquid paint affect the looks of the painting in any way? ie will the painting look different in 100 years than it does today, assuming it is kept perfectly preserved and untouched in the ideal environment?
- jacquesm 4y agoNo, but it can lead to trouble when the painting is re-framed or cleaned because any kind of manipulation of the canvas can crack the paint. This is specialist work (especially on paintings with this kind of value) so they're in good hands but the problem is much less pronounced with thinner layered paintings.
- nemo44x 4y agoOver his life as an artist (bout 10 years) he produced on average a piece of work every 36 hours. 900 paintings and a ton of drawings and sketches. He was incredibly prolific and although he had no real training, he practiced constantly and studied relentlessly. 100% dedicated to the craft.