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Van Gogh vs Gauguin

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Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh are very unique and dissimilar in their separate styles and approaches to the canvas . This will compare and contrast Gauguin 's work What ! Are you Jealous ? and van Gogh 's work Starry Night in the forms of color , depictions and structure

The colors of Gauguin 's palate in the aforesaid painting are typical of his surrounding the focal point of the painting . The use of shade and sun mixed with skin tone

add an extra and noticeable depth and warmth to this painting . Contrasting with Gauguin 's image is van Gogh 's darker and cooler colors in Starry Night . While Gauguin 's vibrant colors lend to the canvas a more intimate setting , van Gogh 's work gives the viewer a naturalistic perspective of the night . Both works are very emotional to look because of their use of color . The warmth of Gauguin and the coolness of van Gogh are underscored with a type of intimacy

This intimacy is depicted in Gauguin 's work with two nude females sunbathing in what may be assumed to be the after moment of their lovemaking . Thus , their warm colors accentuate their bodies . Van Gogh 's depiction of the night sky is dazzling and beautiful and no less moving than Gauguin 's work . The element that is of particular interest in either work is the shadow or dark...

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