FAMOUS PEOPLE LESSON 4:

Vincent Van Gogh and

LS Lowry

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VINCENT VAN GOGH

Vincent Van Gogh was born on the

30th March 1853 at a time when

painters were experimenting

with new modern methods of painting.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

He began to learn drawing skills at

the age of 13, which soon grew

into a great interest in

painting and art and a desire to paint the things

around him.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

When he was a young man, his brother,

Theo, suggested that he should become a professional artist, though he found it very difficult to sell

his brightly coloured paintings.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

This type of painting was called ‘Expressionism’ and it has now

made him one of the most popular artists of all time. The next picture is one of his most famous paintings called ‘Starry

night’.

VINCENT VAN GOGH

He is also famous for his many painting of sunflowers,

which was one of his favourite

subjects.

Because he was one of the first

artists to use the method called

‘Expressionism’ and because his

paintings are very, very popular

nowadays.

SUMMARY: SO WHY WAS VINCENT VAN GOGH FAMOUS?

INTERESTING FACTS

Van Gogh was never famous in his own lifetime, yet now his paintings are sold for many millions of pounds.

Vincent had an older brother who died at birth. His name was also Vincent van Gogh.

LS LOWRY

Laurence Stephen Lowry

was born in Stretford, near

Manchester, on the 1st November

1887.

LS LOWRY

He had an interest in drawing from a very early age, but it wasn’t until the age of 21 that he began to draw and paint street scenes from the town of Pendlebury where he lived.

LS LOWRY

These became very famous for their ‘matchstick men’ style as shown in these two pictures ..

LS LOWRY

His work is not only interesting to look at, but it also gives us lots of information about what life was like in England in this period.

LS Lowry was famous because of his unique

style of painting called

‘Matchstick men’.

SUMMARY: SO WHY WAS LS LOWRY FAMOUS?

INTERESTING FACTS

Lowry continued his job for a while as a rent collector even when he became famous.

He was a vey good artist who was able to paint much more detailed paintings than his ‘matchstick men’ style.

QUICK QUIZ: WHO DID WHAT?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO PAINTED PICTURES OF SUNFLOWERS?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO PAINTED PICTURES OF SUNFLOWERS?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO PAINTED ‘MATCHSTICK MEN’?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO PAINTED ‘MATCHSTICK MEN’?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO WORKED AS A RENT COLLECTOR?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO WORKED AS A RENT COLLECTOR?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHOSE BROTHER WAS CALLED ‘THEO’?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHOSE BROTHER WAS CALLED ‘THEO’?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO ONLY BECAME FAMOUS AFTER HE DIED?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHO ONLY BECAME FAMOUS AFTER HE DIED?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHICH ONE WAS ENGLISH?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

WHICH ONE WAS ENGLISH?

VINCENT VAN GOGH?

OR

LS LOWRY?

THANK YO U FOR WATCHIN G T HIS PRESENTAT ION

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