Shoes - Vincent van Gogh
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Description
A study of worn leather boots rendered in thick, expressive brushstrokes by Vincent van Gogh.
Vincent van Gogh produced several studies of worn footwear during his time in Paris. This particular composition depicts a pair of leather boots placed upon a tiled floor. The artist employs thick, directional brushwork to define the texture of the worn leather, the laces, and the surrounding surface. The palette consists of earthy browns, ochres, and muted greys, which contrast with the lighter, geometric patterns of the floor tiles. Van Gogh often turned to mundane objects as subjects for his practice. By focusing on these discarded items, he explored the physical reality of the working class and the passage of time. The heavy application of paint, known as impasto, provides a tactile quality to the canvas, drawing attention to the physical weight and history of the objects. The perspective is slightly elevated, allowing the viewer to observe the boots from above, which emphasises their battered state and the way they have moulded to the shape of the wearer's feet. This work belongs to a series where the artist experimented with colour theory and light. Unlike his later, more expressive works, this piece remains grounded in a realistic observation of form and volume. The arrangement of the laces and the scuffed surfaces suggest a narrative of daily labour and endurance. The painting remains a primary example of how van Gogh transformed ordinary, everyday items into subjects of serious artistic inquiry through his unique handling of paint and light.
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Each print is produced to order using 12-colour giclée printing on FSC-certified archival paper. Designed in Britain and printed at your nearest production hub to reduce waste and speed up delivery.
Shoes - Vincent van Gogh
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Artist Biography
Vincent van Gogh
He taught himself to draw by copying prints and working through textbooks. His brother Theo, an art dealer in Paris, sent money every month for the rest of Vincent's life. Without Theo there are no paintings. The letters between them, over 600, are one of the most complete records of any artist's thinking. Van Gogh wrote about colour theory, composition, what he ate, what he read, how much he spent on paint. He was articulate and well-read and not, despite the popular version, simply mad.
He moved to Paris in 1886 and encountered Impressionism. The palette changed immediately: from the dark browns of his Dutch period to the colours people actually associate with his work. He met Gauguin, Pissarro, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec. He absorbed Pointillism and Japanese prints. Then he moved to Arles in the south of France, where the light was better and people were fewer.
The Arles period produced Sunflowers, The Bedroom, Starry Night Over the Rhone. The breakdown followed: the argument with Gauguin, the severed ear (he cut part of his left ear, not the whole thing), the asylum at Saint-Remy, and then Auvers-sur-Oise, where he painted seventy canvases in seventy days before dying from a gunshot wound at thirty-seven. He sold one painting during his lifetime, or possibly two. Theo died six months later.
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