What is drawing? It is working oneself through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do~Vincent van Gogh

As with all his art, Vincent van Gogh brought to his drawings a mastery of style and an extraordinary  technical facility. Because of this, much of his graphic works are as strong as his best oils. Over all, his works sprang from his overpowering, energetic, creative impulses.

Van Gogh had the ability to give his drawings depth, resolution, and a certain feeling of color, even though they were black and white. He did this with the way he used line and dot strokes. As with his paintings, any person studying his drawings can not fail to see the energy expended.

Other artists acquainted with Van Gogh often became influenced by the power and intensity. One such artist was Toulouse-Lautrec who painted Van Gogh sitting at a cafe table, using much of Van Gogh’s technique using bold colors and closely knit,hatched strokes

Vincent sketched cypress trees while he was at the asylum at Saint-Remy, finding them a “turbulent vitality in their graceful shape and mass. His drawings of the trees show the dynamic spirals, curlicues and undulating lines that characterize his later style.

Most all students studying art history know of the compelling work Van Gogh did in color. How he began to make an arbitrary use of color, seeking the exact harmonies that would (in his words)”express the love of two lovers by a wedding of two complimentary colors, their mingling and their opposition, the mysterious vibrations of kindred tones.” Without a doubt, he was obsessed with color. If one studies carefully his drawings (such as the one to the right), they almost feel while graphite touched the paper, the artist was considering how to mix the colors to use in the painting. This author feels Van Gogh painted this drawing over and over in his mind, seeing it clearly in his mind’s eye, imagining every thick brush stroke as it hit canvas.

The above depiction of art of Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec are simply photographs of photographs. They were used as information only. They are not to depict any value or worth.
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