Organorama 1990/1. [antikvár]

Detail: Road with Cypress and Star (Vincent van Gogh, May 1890). This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the death at the age of thirty-seven of Vincent van Gogh, a painter whose work is sometimes credited with supernatural significance nowadays. The awesome beauty, the tension in form and movement and the often flaming primary colours are now famous all over the world. The psychologjcal conflicts, his deviant behaviour, including self-mutilation, and his extensive correspondence have resulted in many studies, explanations and retrospective medical diagnoses. The detail of a painting írom the last months of his life, shown on the front page, is an explosion of his colour expression and rhythmic brush stroke, with undulating movements and bold streaks of paint. Vincent van Gogh died on 29 July 1890, two days after his attempted suicide in Auvers-sur-Oise. Self-multilation Dr M.M.P. van Moffaert Psychiatry today and tomorrow E.W. Hoonakker 12 The paints of Vincent van Gogh Toxicity and safety requirements for a traditional product F. Kunz 15 Painting what one sees? E.W. Hoonakker 21 The complexity of colour Guilmin Seirous 27 Organorama Extra Organorama, Volume 27, 1990-1 Published by Organon Editor's office: Organon Nederland, P.O. Box 20, 5340 BH Oss, The Netherlands Presentation: Medical Communications Printed by Smeets Offset (NB1) B.V., 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Organorama is published in the following languages: Dutch, French, English and Spanish. The editor accepts responsibility for the contents of articles written by employees of Organon. in all other cases his responsibility is limited to the choice of authors and to the translations. The life of Vincent van Gogh 1853 - Bom on 30 March in Zunden as the son of Theodoms van Gogh (1822-85), a pastor in the Diuch Reíormed Church, and Anna Comeiia Carbentus (1819 to 1907). 1857 - Binh of his brother, Theo. 1866 - After attending the village school and a boarding school in Zevenbergen he is enrolled at the high school in Tilburg. Leaves school in March, before the end of the second year. Moves to The Hague in July to start work as a clerk at the Goupil Art Gallery under the supervision of H.G. Tersteeg. Is transfened in May to Goupil's London branch. Is transfened in May to Goupil's headquaners in Paris. Is dismissed on 1 April; then works as a teacher and later alsó as an assistant preacher in England, in Ramsgate and islewonh, respectively. 1877- Works from January to April in a bookshop in Dordrecht; in May, moves to Amsterdam to prepare for the entrance examinations to the Faculty of Theology. 1878- Abandons his studies in July and for a few months follows a training course as a lay preacher in Brusseis. 1878-80 - Works as a lay preacher in the Borinage in Belgium. 1880- Devotes himself enürely to drawing and moves to Brusseis. 1881- From April onwards concentrates on studying drawing in his parents' home in Etten; falls in love with his widowed cousin Kee Vos; at the end of 1881 works for a time with the painter Anton Mauve in The Hague. 1882-83- Works in The Hague; relationship with Sien Hoomik. 1883 - Stays in Drenthe from September to December. 1883-85- From December 1883 onwards stays in Nuenen, initially with his parents. Dramatic love affair with Margót Begemann. His father dies suddenly on 26 March; in November Vincent moves to Antwerp. At the end ofFebruary he leaves Antwerp to go and live with his brother Theo in Paris; works at Cormon 's smdio for three or four months. 1886-88 - Stays in Paris; becomes friendly with painters such as Emilé Bemard, Paul Gauguin. Paul Signac and Camille Pissano; comes under the influence of Impressionism and Pointillism. In Febniary leaves for Arles in Provence; from October to December Paiü Gauguin shares his house with him. which leads to an incident on Chrisrmas Eve. Theo van Gogh marries Jo Bonger on 18 April; in May, Vincent enters the asylum ofSaint-Paul in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, near Arles, as a voluntary patient. Theo and Johanna van Gogh 's son is bom on 31 January; he is named Vincent WíBem; in May, after a brief visit to Paris. Vincent moves to Auvers-sur-Oise; on 27 July he wounds himself with a pistol shot; dies on 29 July, at the age of thiny-seven. Theo van Gogh dies on 25 Januar}'. 1868 - 1869 - 1873 - 1875- 1876- 1884- 1885- 1886- 1888 - 1889- 1890- 1891-