Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris)
Impressionism
Van Gogh's work in still life reflects his emergence as an important practitioner of modern art, particularly integrating techniques of Impressionism.

Still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh (Paris)

Section Title: Impressionism
Table Section Text: Van Gogh's work in still life reflects his emergence as an important practitioner of modern art, particularly integrating techniques of Impressionism.

Impressionist technique	Examples in Van Gogh's work

Short, thick strokes of paint are used to quickly capture the essence of the subject, rather than its details. The paint is often applied impasto.	Van Gogh integrated Pointillism techniques in Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase (F213). Vase with Zinnias and Geraniums (F241) is an example of impasto application of paint.

Colors are applied side-by-side with as little mixing as possible, creating a vibrant surface. The optical mixing of colours occurs in the eye of the viewer.	Still life with Carafe and Lemons (F340) is an example of how Van Gogh used complementary colors, side-by-side, such as yellow lemons against its purple shadow.

Grays and dark tones are produced by mixing complementary colours. In pure Impressionism the use of black paint is avoided.	In making Vase with Autumn Asters (F234) Van Gogh began to use more intense colors, rather than somber grey tones of his early work.

The play of natural light is emphasized. Close attention is paid to the reflection of colors from object to object.	In Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe (F339) Van Gogh paints a glass of absinthe that is made lighter by sunlight from the cafe window.

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Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe (F339) was made by Van Gogh in a café.

final_sentence: Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe (F339) was made by Van Gogh in a café.