At 78 years old, Dutch born, and always a fan of his art,. no ducumentary I've ever seen has so empathetically and yet accurately filled in the many gaps of the stories most of us has heard. Your passion for your subject, and research are detailed, that at times you must have felt l ike your had been consumed by Vincent's soul, for you have found so many synchronicity with/ and works of art.🎇
Thanks, (*not really sure about 78: years young), I am 75 years young, for commenting……. Anyways, I will view this also & opine …… I am an Artist also…..( though not living on ART,MONIES),
I couldn’t agree more! I have just seen the wonderful exhibit on the Cypresses at the Met in NYC and when I went looking for more insight, I found this wonderful video! I am very grateful. You have materially improved my enjoyment of the exhibit, which is wonderful for anyone who can get to our fair city!
I dunno... I unexpectedly found I had tears running down my face at the end of this marvelous episode. So sorry for Vincent's constant misery....amazed at his beautiful work...and the unfailing love brother Theo maintained for him...dispite all odds. And that final image of Theo cradling his older damaged brother in his arms whie he died only to follow him in death just six months later is devastating.Thanks for this very human story... of a Van Gogh who was often unbearable, yet brilliant & vulnerable... a real personality, not some impersonal abstract art icon. Thanks again Waldemar..🔥💥🙏🏾💥🔥❤
However, remember his remarkable works he created and the happiness and joy his paintings brought to millions around the world. I have a wall art canvas very well done of the Irises along the roadside hanging on my wall and it brings me enormous delight every time I look at it. His work delights us today and like most artists before and during his time didn't get recognition until long after his death. What does remain Vincent would be shocked at what an incredible artist icon he became regardless of his troubled life. What an incredible artist.❤ 35:45
If it isn't Waldemar it isn't the best art historian and the most enjoyable learning I have experienced in art history. He is the most informative and knowledgeable teacher, professor that relates to those just learning or those more experienced in art. He always gives more information to learn from and makes learning fun. Thank you Waldemar. ❤😊 5:14
Waldemar I am obsessed with your documentary work and your thoughts on art. You have helped me become more cultured on art. Thank you for providing this content, it’s spectacular
I really enjoy & appreciate learning the real story of a person's life- their character assets & their defects, etc. Waldemar is a talented presenter. I never lose interest. I learn a lot, & I laugh a lot.
Just discovered Waldemar and his documentaries. I’ve learned so much from this episode but the music was overwhelming and drowned out the dialogue. You’re so informative. Thank you
I've seen this series elsewhere and don't remember the sound being like this. In fact I did a double sound-take just a few minutes ago to check that my audio was working properly. So maybe it's subscribe messed up this copy shown here.
W, your brilliant lecture series on Vincent are truly illuminating ! But the cacophonic music is UNBEARABLE, muffling precious parts of your profound and learned insights. Yet, I learned so much about the Vincent genius. Thank you very much ! MJF, PhD.
agreed- not sure why the music comes on so loud, obscuring Waldemar's lectures- but I think it's due to the transposition to the RUclips internet format...
The occasional spots of "bad" or just loud music is deliberate...a means of confusing the algorithm bots, that might block the episode from airing--for free. I endure those few minutes in order to enjoy the remainder of this particularly magisterial presentation
Magnificent documentary in every way except one: sound mixing. In several places, Waldemar’s voice is completely drowned out by music. And his narratives are so good, I do not want to miss a single word!
I watched this early this morning. I love this channel with Waldermar on art. Vincent Van Gogh, one of my favorite artists. Read many books and documentaries about his life. There is one that Van Gogh may have not shot himself, he might have been protecting children that had been bullying him. One of them may have done it. Whatever, he was a fascinating artist. Thank you Waldemar , some of his artwork in this I have not seen until you showed me. I have had the opportunity to see some in person.
I have studied Vincent for years and thought I knew so much about him, but after watching this series by Waldemar I feel better informed about his life. I appreciated how the series was filmed in the locations that were important to Vincent. Since I won't be traveling to them it is the next best thing.
What a beautifully done, honest, respectful, lovingly appreciative portrait of this fascinating complex artist. I am enriched. I am sad. About six weeks after Vincent's death my maternal grandmother was born in a Virginia farm house, seemingly a much less historically significant event, unreported and unremembered now. But because of her birth, now here I am, of Dutch descent, to appreciate Vincent, of whom Grandma Mary probably never heard. I have loved and studied art history for many years, including museum collections of Van Gogh originals and books of reproductions. I wish now that I had been more attuned to the variety and volume of his output. I knew previously, and continue to be thankful for Theo's widow and her persistence in foregrounding Vincent's art and the relationship of these brothers. Thank-you.
WoW!! ..you portrayed VanGogh so wonderfully, that it was like I walking in his beat-up old shoes. I'm looking forward to playing this while I'm sleeping... drifting off...& in through... Vincent's fantastical journey. What absolutely wonderful storytelling this is. Who knew his short life was so chockfull of such haphazard adventures... he certainly was mindful in life ...& not that complete wacko he's typically made out to be. Thank you! 💖💝💖 You are one of the best!
I never new his early years, thank you. When i watch the mudlarks of the Thames now, this history gives more meaning to their finds. Especially your description of smells, children would dig through the muck at the river for anything to sell. Last year a mudlarker found a brass piece with words scratched on it saying forget me not as she was sentenced to jail for stealing a loaf of bread .
Such a wonderfylly produced and narrated documentary. I felt as if I were following Van Gough along his tormented journey. He was ahead of his time! A lone Genius. Thank you!
Just watched the condensed version this morning haha! And now this one! :) Weird audio in many parts where it's difficult to hear Waldemar talking over the music.
48:29 Most of the music is inappropriate to the topic (to say the least!), especially that guy with the guitar. I had to mute those parts. They just clanged too much, and literally drowned out the narration.
I have watched the entire van Gogh full story twice now, and enjoyed every second of it. Waldemar and the Perspective producers really outdid themselves on this production. As a former art student myself, I don't always agree with Waldemar's opinions or his interpretation of an artists'"motives," but I agree with nearly every word in his look at van Gogh. This is a marvelous start-to-finish journey through the artist's travels through life and his incredible body of work. Just wow. ❤
Right up there with Altman's, Vincent & Theo where the actors Roth and Rhys fleshed out Vincent and Theo exactly as Waldemar fleshed them out in this artumentory. Brilliant.
I truly enjoyed this, so very much!!! Thank you yet again.. May I add that I believe Cezanne would feel honored, to have his life shared in such ardent beauty as you have depicted in this, your own work of art!! Thank you!!!
Personally I think that so many people are willing to accept a sanitized version of Van Gogh because his work is so accessible. His brushstrokes, his palate, and his sense of texture are all very unique so anyone with even the most casual knowledge of art can recognize his work. The problem with casual knowledge is that it doesn’t have a lot of room for nuance. It’s kind of like how da Vinci has become accepted as this profound genius but once you dig deeper you realize he was mostly a dabbler who faffed about a lot and hardly ever finished anything. In a lot of ways Vincent was a wounded man who suffered from rejection and likely some form of mental illness, but he was also selfish and erratic and many of his choices only contributed to his pain. What’s really amazing to me after watching this documentary is that someone with so little formal training could produce so much quality work in such a short period of time. Of course everyone knows Starry Night and the sunflowers and his self portraits, but it was wonderful to see so much his work both in chronological order and in context.
@garyallen8824I can’t speak to your criteria for an acceptable portrait but many look for accuracy, proportions, likeness, etc. In Vincent’s letters to Theo he explains he’s not trying to convey lifelike accuracy but rather the feeling the person conveys. He deliberately contorts and modifies the subject to give a glimpse into each person. A task, in my opinion, much more difficult than painting exactly what’s before you. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of realism. I’d rather see the artist’s interpretation of the subject and nobody does that better than Van Gogh.
I'm guessing Da Vinci probably had some sort of ADHD. yeah, he hardly finished paintings, but you have to admit what he did paint was absolutely brilliant. he seemed to have so many interests, he would get hyper-focused in one thing then suddenly lose interest and abandon it.
Are his paintings really that genius, though? I have my doubts. Now that Waldemar has introduced me to art history, I’ve done my rounds. And I gotta say that Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Caravaggio and, of course, Michelangelo and Rafael, were way better, produced far more works, and were more revolutionary than Leonardo. Yet Leonardo gains all these accolades. It’s bizarre, how much people laud him. If it weren’t for the massive fame Mona Lisa got in the 1910s, when she was stolen and fevered newspapers reported on every one of her moves, I doubt Leonardo would have such renown now. Hell, he’d be in roughly the same level as a Giorgione or Montemazzano. If you don’t know of those guys, then that’s precisely what I mean. Leonardo’s paintings are at their level, objectively speaking.
@@pdruiz2005 So, you've just been introduced to art history by Waldemar, and you're already speaking objectively about the levels of excellence and significance in the work of Renaissance masters. What a prodigy!
@@jbb483 But it's actually quite true. I lived for a time in Oxford, Mississippi, the home of William Faulkner. Also a brilliant artist (of the pen) who drank too much and had some mental issues. They didn't manage to run him out, he'd basically lived there all his life, but many in the town despised and mocked him--in fairness, partially due to his objectionable behavior. But now, Oxford exploits his image and most of the local animosity is glossed over. There are some differences, Faulkner was far more famous and honored (Nobel Prize) during his lifetime, which helped salve some bruised feelings. But yeah, if there's money to be made from tourism, the locals will definitely act like van Gogh is a saint, when their very ancestors signed the petition.
I watched this last week and just went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit of "Van Gogh's Cypresses" today (it's up in the summer of 2023). Even though I've been visiting Vincent's paintings every month for years and have read a biography and many other things about him, this documentary brings him to life like nothing else I've encountered. Today I was looking at his output in Arles and Saint-Remy with a depth of understanding and compassion I couldn't have mustered without watching this, thinking about ivy--not just cypresses--and marveling/mourning at his flurry of paintings right up to May 1890. Thanks for posting this for international audiences!
The labels at the exhibit are great, but this film fills in a lot, like that the view from his Saint-Remy window had bars, or when he relapsed into sickness in the summer of 1889 he actually kicked a guy in the stomach. The Met didn't mention those facts. :)
So many details that were new to me. You have done a very detailed and perceptive portrait of Vincent. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight with us.
The occasional spots of "bad" or just loud music is deliberate...a means of confusing the algorithm bots, that might block the episode from airing--for free. I endure those few minutes in order to enjoy the remainder of this particularly magisterial presentation.
I did not know that VG could speak fluent English, indeed 4 langauges! didn't know he lived in England for a time. didn't know Monmarte meant hill of the martyrs. such a sad life, the icon of the starving, troubled artist who becomes famous after his death. I can't believe how much work he put out in such a short time. 80 canvases in 69 days! he had the best sister-in-law ever.
The sister-in-law was quite savvy. She realized all the paintings her late brother-in-law left her were going to explode in value soon enough. So she needed to fan the flames of Vincent’s revolutionary genius in the art markets to increase the value of her assets. And, well, if the Van Gogh family kept a couple dozen of those paintings, they’re sitting pretty on a large fortune right about now. 😉
He sounds like a true tormented artist. We would have been good friends. I attract this kind of man. He is now my favorite artist besides my 2 sons who are not famous but are very talented artists. RIP Mr Van Gogh. What a character ❤
Love your work, Wal..and oddly, the audio was fine to me. Lately, ytube audio has been atrocious. Of course Vincent is a favorite of mine, such a sad life he had tho, it seems. And, one of few artists whose work can bring tears to my eyes, such vibrant energy there. 🌻🕊️
Strange, poignant, almost funny, full of thought, and simply wonderful- a fitting tribute to Vincent.... All of Waldemar's programs are well worth watching- the best art documentaries I've ever seen.. The legend about the Vincent using the giu to frighten crows is not so hard to accept if you consider that he may have used it to frighten the crows into flight just at the right moment, or what Vincent perceived as the right moment, to add them to his paintings... Such a dramatically Vincent-kind-of thing to do,, when he could have just mundanely shouted or waved his arms...
Love your videos and love your interpretation of Vincent with humor and honesty. So wonderful to see in such an intimate way all the towns and dwellings Vincent lived . I am a life long fan of Vincent's art except I wasn't fond of his sunflower paintings and laughed out loud when you walked through the sunflower field. My mom grew lots of sunflowers around our farm and I always found them menacing looking.
Yeah I noticed that as well. Badly mixed. I imagine it didn’t sound that way on TV. The Brits seem to enjoy playing questionable music for long periods on their documentaries 😂. Still very good though.
This is such an under rated channel!! Great work on this. Top quality documentary as usual. People should watch this more than nonsensical videos. Keep up the great work! ❤❤❤
this was a fantastic video, just an excellent explanation of the progression of Vincent's life and art and presented so well and in an entertaining way... there WERE weird blaring music moments however, that drowned out important conversation though... I would imagine it was done in order to get around copyright or YT posting issues... it WAS frequent enough to really interfere with understanding and nuance of ideas
I completely agree, but didn't want to say anything, as the documentary as a whole, (indeed all of them), is superb. Firstly I found the English street buskers absolutely awful, esp when their "noise" blotted out the commentary, & then thereafter with the other music. Such a pity.
Great video about Van Gogh’s life. We had the honour to watch the recent Lasting Impressions by the best art masters a couple of weekends ago, featuring Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, and more. It’s sad to hear that Van Gogh didn’t get a chance to enjoy the results of his hard work while he was alive. I wonder if he got the help he need regarding his mental challenges back then. 😢 You can get rid of the crazy, awful and loud music in the background.
This was truly wonderful!!! It took so much time , travel and research...Always loved Vincent.. even tho he had issues.. I wasn’t aware of all he did have...Things would have been so different in today’s world...I admire his passion...even tho some misdirected.. Bless his soul...
I love the art of Van Gogh also Michael Angelo Leonardo de Vinci Paul Gauguin Claude Monet Pablo Picasso Czaenne Great art great artists. Love their art.
I love your documentaries and am a new subscriber. Can you please edit out the music because the volume increases over the spoken voice. which makes it nearly impossible to hear and very distracting. Thank you and I look forward to new videos!
I think many videos deliberately do that loud music thing in small areas to confuse 'bots' that may alert 'authorities' to possible legal infringements of material. The occasion bit of noise is worth it to keep marvelous content like this one uninterrupted.🔥💥🔥
I love the art of Van Gogh. He is a favorite, a great painter. Thank you for posting this creative entertaining, interesting video. Starry Night is my favorite of his. Lovely art amazing.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Bravo! This is wonderful and very educational. I am a fan of Vincent Van Gogh and thanks for teaching the correct pronunciation Of his name. BRAVO!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This guy is such a provocateur, and a master at it. I mean... Bravo. Those floats and the spectacle, that he completely shits on and defiles in a single soul shredding remark, I feel would have been adored by Vincent. He was a mad man and much of his life was dark, but wasn't much of his life spent in adoration of beauty and embodying kindness? Didn't he feel like he deserved and yearned for immense praise and fame? Is a massive parade held in his home town not part his dream come true? These people are creating fabulous works of art in his honor. For no one else. And they're stunning. There is no way he hates it. Waldemar is such a whiney hater its mind blowing.
I think many videos deliberately do that loud music thing in small areas to confuse 'bots' that may alert 'authorities' to possible legal infringements of material. The occasion bit of noise is worth it to keep marvelous content like this one uninterrupted.
It's so sad that Van Gogh never make it back home/Netherland. I visited most of the Van Gogh sites when i visited Arles, never realizing how much it actually a place that he was at his lowest. Also i don't know whats complaints on the audio, sounds find to me, just put the volume lower, and usually when the music was loud Waldemar wasnt speaking, I really enjoyed this documentary, watched several times.
What a wonderful story of Van Gogh's life, but please in future, lower the music track volume, so your words can be heard, which are much more important.
Wonderful watch! Only one distraction though, oft times the sound is bad. The music is louder than the narrators, sometimes to the point it’s barely possible to hear anything but the music. I still watched it all though as it’s a brilliant production.
Excellent subject matter, well researched and presented. Unfortunately the sound mixing lets the final product down. Music so loud the narration can barely be discerned. Same with translations.
i love your explanation of van gogh. unfortunately, half of it was covered up by loud klezmer music! i was able to finish the video, but i expect you would want to know this. keep up the interesting information, i will look forward to it!
I can’t express how much I enjoy these lessons. Only one complaint. Music drowns out the speaking. Very irritating. I want to hear every word. Too bad.
I love this doc on Van Gogh (and anything with Waldemar), but what's wrong with the audio mix?? At times the music is way louder than Waldemar's narration and it makes it difficult to listen and watch. Any chance of re-uploading with a corrected version?
What a wonderful video! You never let us down, Waldemar. I could and do watch your art shows one after another. As re insect ID (e.g. Emperor Moth), at 1:59:24, the creature represented is a marmorated brown stinkbug; the next one, a harlequin stinkbug. I'm not a fan of either but if they're to be named (I'm not morose that they were not!!), even they deserve to be correctly named. I'm glad you pointed up the EM; with luck that title will at least get a subtitle to correct the entymological error. p.s. I have epilepsy and if I had to have a monitor tagging after my every damn step I might just kick them in the stomach too. There's a freakin' limit.
This guy is the only Art Historian worth watching.
Spectacular work. Not just Vincent's, Waldemar is at the top of his class. Tremendous depth and no nonsense insight. Bravissimo..
The most absorbing 2 1/2 hour art documentary I’ve ever watched.
He's a real dreamboat
At 78 years old, Dutch born, and always a fan of his art,. no ducumentary I've ever seen has so empathetically and yet accurately filled in the many gaps of the stories most of us has heard. Your passion for your subject, and research are detailed, that at times you must have felt l ike your had been consumed by Vincent's soul, for you have found so many synchronicity with/ and works of art.🎇
Thanks, (*not really sure about 78: years young), I am 75 years young, for commenting……. Anyways, I will view this also & opine …… I am an Artist also…..( though not living on ART,MONIES),
@@opera93 Not You. The OP is 78
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I couldn’t agree more! I have just seen the wonderful exhibit on the Cypresses at the Met in NYC and when I went looking for more insight, I found this wonderful video! I am very grateful. You have materially improved my enjoyment of the exhibit, which is wonderful for anyone who can get to our fair city!
@@opera93You are a Liberated Artist? Good for you! Art is about freedom. Nothing sadder than an indentured creator.
I dunno... I unexpectedly found I had tears running down my face at the end of this marvelous episode. So sorry for Vincent's constant misery....amazed at his beautiful work...and the unfailing love brother Theo maintained for him...dispite all odds. And that final image of Theo cradling his older damaged brother in his arms whie he died only to follow him in death just six months later is devastating.Thanks for this very human story... of a Van Gogh who was often unbearable, yet brilliant & vulnerable... a real personality, not some impersonal abstract art icon. Thanks again Waldemar..🔥💥🙏🏾💥🔥❤
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However, remember his remarkable works he created and the happiness and joy his paintings brought to millions around the world. I have a wall art canvas very well done of the Irises along the roadside hanging on my wall and it brings me enormous delight every time I look at it. His work delights us today and like most artists before and during his time didn't get recognition until long after his death. What does remain Vincent would be shocked at what an incredible artist icon he became regardless of his troubled life. What an incredible artist.❤ 35:45
If it isn't Waldemar it isn't the best art historian and the most enjoyable learning I have experienced in art history. He is the most informative and knowledgeable teacher, professor that relates to those just learning or those more experienced in art. He always gives more information to learn from and makes learning fun. Thank you Waldemar. ❤😊 5:14
Waldemar I am obsessed with your documentary work and your thoughts on art. You have helped me become more cultured on art. Thank you for providing this content, it’s spectacular
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Waldemar is a sublime master of his storytelling craft. Congratz to him on this piece. And his production team is first class !!!!!!!!!!
I really enjoy & appreciate learning the real story of a person's life- their character assets & their defects, etc. Waldemar is a talented presenter. I never lose interest. I learn a lot, & I laugh a lot.
Just discovered Waldemar and his documentaries. I’ve learned so much from this episode but the music was overwhelming and drowned out the dialogue. You’re so informative. Thank you
I've seen this series elsewhere and don't remember the sound being like this. In fact I did a double sound-take just a few minutes ago to check that my audio was working properly. So maybe it's subscribe messed up this copy shown here.
They mixed the audio poorly on sections of this posting. The music didn’t initially sound so overwhelming
I loved this doc and I adore Waldemar. Perfect work.
W, your brilliant lecture series on Vincent are truly illuminating ! But the cacophonic music is UNBEARABLE, muffling precious parts of your profound and learned insights. Yet, I learned so much about the Vincent genius. Thank you very much ! MJF, PhD.
Agreed not sure how the editor missed that
Yes what is with the music??!
agreed- not sure why the music comes on so loud, obscuring Waldemar's lectures- but I think it's due to the transposition to the RUclips internet format...
The occasional spots of "bad" or just loud music is deliberate...a means of confusing the algorithm bots, that might block the episode from airing--for free. I endure those few minutes in order to enjoy the remainder of this particularly magisterial presentation
Magnificent documentary in every way except one: sound mixing. In several places, Waldemar’s voice is completely drowned out by music. And his narratives are so good, I do not want to miss a single word!
I watched this early this morning. I love this channel with Waldermar on art. Vincent Van Gogh, one of my favorite artists. Read many books and documentaries about his life. There is one that Van Gogh may have not shot himself, he might have been protecting children that had been bullying him. One of them may have done it. Whatever, he was a fascinating artist. Thank you Waldemar , some of his artwork in this I have not seen until you showed me. I have had the opportunity to see some in person.
I have studied Vincent for years and thought I knew so much about him, but after watching this series by Waldemar I feel better informed about his life. I appreciated how the series was filmed in the locations that were important to Vincent. Since I won't be traveling to them it is the next best thing.
I can't say say enough about how much delight your Documentaries bring my life. Thank you
What a beautifully done, honest, respectful, lovingly appreciative portrait of this fascinating complex artist. I am enriched. I am sad. About six weeks after Vincent's death my maternal grandmother was born in a Virginia farm house, seemingly a much less historically significant event, unreported and unremembered now. But because of her birth, now here I am, of Dutch descent, to appreciate Vincent, of whom Grandma Mary probably never heard. I have loved and studied art history for many years, including museum collections of Van Gogh originals and books of reproductions. I wish now that I had been more attuned to the variety and volume of his output. I knew previously, and continue to be thankful for Theo's widow and her persistence in foregrounding Vincent's art and the relationship of these brothers. Thank-you.
Totally obsessed with this epic documentary journey with Waldemar, one of his very finest so far.
WoW!! ..you portrayed VanGogh so wonderfully, that it was like I walking in his beat-up old shoes. I'm looking forward to playing this while I'm sleeping... drifting off...& in through... Vincent's fantastical journey. What absolutely wonderful storytelling this is. Who knew his short life was so chockfull of such haphazard adventures... he certainly was mindful in life ...& not that complete wacko he's typically made out to be.
Thank you! 💖💝💖 You are one of the best!
I never new his early years, thank you. When i watch the mudlarks of the Thames now, this history gives more meaning to their finds. Especially your description of smells, children would dig through the muck at the river for anything to sell. Last year a mudlarker found a brass piece with words scratched on it saying forget me not as she was sentenced to jail for stealing a loaf of bread .
Such a wonderfylly produced and narrated documentary. I felt as if I were following Van Gough along his tormented journey. He was ahead of his time! A lone Genius. Thank you!
Just watched the condensed version this morning haha! And now this one! :) Weird audio in many parts where it's difficult to hear Waldemar talking over the music.
Annoying, really.
Agree
The audio is awkward
48:29 Most of the music is inappropriate to the topic (to say the least!), especially that guy with the guitar. I had to mute those parts. They just clanged too much, and literally drowned out the narration.
This is the greatest video about Vincent Van Gogh. I learned Vincent’s favorite drink and plants 🌱. Thank you 🙏
I have to chime in with everyone else, Waldemar, Thank You for this wonderful documentary! You bring art to life!
I have watched the entire van Gogh full story twice now, and enjoyed every second of it. Waldemar and the Perspective producers really outdid themselves on this production. As a former art student myself, I don't always agree with Waldemar's opinions or his interpretation of an artists'"motives," but I agree with nearly every word in his look at van Gogh. This is a marvelous start-to-finish journey through the artist's travels through life and his incredible body of work. Just wow. ❤
Right up there with Altman's, Vincent & Theo where the actors Roth and Rhys fleshed out Vincent and Theo exactly as Waldemar fleshed them out in this artumentory. Brilliant.
I truly enjoyed this, so very much!!! Thank you yet again.. May I add that I believe Cezanne would feel honored, to have his life shared in such ardent beauty as you have depicted in this, your own work of art!! Thank you!!!
Awesome video about Van Gogh. Always love Waldemar’s videos. I watched this while doing my sketch for a watercolor commission I have lol.
Personally I think that so many people are willing to accept a sanitized version of Van Gogh because his work is so accessible. His brushstrokes, his palate, and his sense of texture are all very unique so anyone with even the most casual knowledge of art can recognize his work. The problem with casual knowledge is that it doesn’t have a lot of room for nuance. It’s kind of like how da Vinci has become accepted as this profound genius but once you dig deeper you realize he was mostly a dabbler who faffed about a lot and hardly ever finished anything. In a lot of ways Vincent was a wounded man who suffered from rejection and likely some form of mental illness, but he was also selfish and erratic and many of his choices only contributed to his pain. What’s really amazing to me after watching this documentary is that someone with so little formal training could produce so much quality work in such a short period of time. Of course everyone knows Starry Night and the sunflowers and his self portraits, but it was wonderful to see so much his work both in chronological order and in context.
@garyallen8824I can’t speak to your criteria for an acceptable portrait but many look for accuracy, proportions, likeness, etc. In Vincent’s letters to Theo he explains he’s not trying to convey lifelike accuracy but rather the feeling the person conveys. He deliberately contorts and modifies the subject to give a glimpse into each person. A task, in my opinion, much more difficult than painting exactly what’s before you. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of realism. I’d rather see the artist’s interpretation of the subject and nobody does that better than Van Gogh.
I'm guessing Da Vinci probably had some sort of ADHD. yeah, he hardly finished paintings, but you have to admit what he did paint was absolutely brilliant.
he seemed to have so many interests, he would get hyper-focused in one thing then suddenly lose interest and abandon it.
Are his paintings really that genius, though? I have my doubts. Now that Waldemar has introduced me to art history, I’ve done my rounds. And I gotta say that Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Caravaggio and, of course, Michelangelo and Rafael, were way better, produced far more works, and were more revolutionary than Leonardo. Yet Leonardo gains all these accolades. It’s bizarre, how much people laud him.
If it weren’t for the massive fame Mona Lisa got in the 1910s, when she was stolen and fevered newspapers reported on every one of her moves, I doubt Leonardo would have such renown now. Hell, he’d be in roughly the same level as a Giorgione or Montemazzano. If you don’t know of those guys, then that’s precisely what I mean. Leonardo’s paintings are at their level, objectively speaking.
@@pdruiz2005 So, you've just been introduced to art history by Waldemar, and you're already speaking objectively about the levels of excellence and significance in the work of Renaissance masters. What a prodigy!
Waldemar, thank you for teaching us so much about art. 🎨 🖼
The best documentarian on the best artist ever.
"..they ran him out of town, so now they're milking him for all he's worth." Brilliant doc!
Don’t be daft. @garyallen8824
One of a few aspects if this piece that was nonsensical and dramatic.
@@jbb483 But it's actually quite true. I lived for a time in Oxford, Mississippi, the home of William Faulkner. Also a brilliant artist (of the pen) who drank too much and had some mental issues. They didn't manage to run him out, he'd basically lived there all his life, but many in the town despised and mocked him--in fairness, partially due to his objectionable behavior. But now, Oxford exploits his image and most of the local animosity is glossed over. There are some differences, Faulkner was far more famous and honored (Nobel Prize) during his lifetime, which helped salve some bruised feelings. But yeah, if there's money to be made from tourism, the locals will definitely act like van Gogh is a saint, when their very ancestors signed the petition.
I watched this last week and just went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit of "Van Gogh's Cypresses" today (it's up in the summer of 2023). Even though I've been visiting Vincent's paintings every month for years and have read a biography and many other things about him, this documentary brings him to life like nothing else I've encountered. Today I was looking at his output in Arles and Saint-Remy with a depth of understanding and compassion I couldn't have mustered without watching this, thinking about ivy--not just cypresses--and marveling/mourning at his flurry of paintings right up to May 1890. Thanks for posting this for international audiences!
The labels at the exhibit are great, but this film fills in a lot, like that the view from his Saint-Remy window had bars, or when he relapsed into sickness in the summer of 1889 he actually kicked a guy in the stomach. The Met didn't mention those facts. :)
I am on my way to the Met Show this month and thank you for posting. I actually love his drawings the most. With Reed pens.
So many details that were new to me. You have done a very detailed and perceptive portrait of Vincent. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insight with us.
Most engaging Van Gogh doc ever! I've watched many docs and movies about Vincent. None even come close to this.
Thank you waldemar, the Documentary was just fantastic!!!
It’s hard to even hear Waldemarr when the music drowns his voice out.
Whoever did the sound mixing really dropped the ball.
Can't even watch it because of it
The occasional spots of "bad" or just loud music is deliberate...a means of confusing the algorithm bots, that might block the episode from airing--for free. I endure those few minutes in order to enjoy the remainder of this particularly magisterial presentation.
I know more about his life and death than any other artist. I relate to him.
Superb!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
(However, you MUST rid yourself of the sound team.)
Never got the whole story till today. Great job!
Stary stary nights has always been my favorite painting..ty Vincent
I did not know that VG could speak fluent English, indeed 4 langauges! didn't know he lived in England for a time. didn't know Monmarte meant hill of the martyrs. such a sad life, the icon of the starving, troubled artist who becomes famous after his death. I can't believe how much work he put out in such a short time. 80 canvases in 69 days! he had the best sister-in-law ever.
The sister-in-law was quite savvy. She realized all the paintings her late brother-in-law left her were going to explode in value soon enough. So she needed to fan the flames of Vincent’s revolutionary genius in the art markets to increase the value of her assets. And, well, if the Van Gogh family kept a couple dozen of those paintings, they’re sitting pretty on a large fortune right about now. 😉
He sounds like a true tormented artist. We would have been good friends. I attract this kind of man. He is now my favorite artist besides my 2 sons who are not famous but are very talented artists. RIP Mr Van Gogh. What a character ❤
Love your work, Wal..and oddly, the audio was fine to me. Lately, ytube audio has been atrocious. Of course Vincent is a favorite of mine, such a sad life he had tho, it seems. And, one of few artists whose work can bring tears to my eyes, such vibrant energy there. 🌻🕊️
As usual, an entertaining yet wonderfully informative show. Love Waldemar's insights, always presented in his unique dialogue.
Thanks!
this being free is just the greatest thing ever
Strange, poignant, almost funny, full of thought, and simply wonderful- a fitting tribute to Vincent.... All of Waldemar's programs are well worth watching- the best art documentaries I've ever seen.. The legend about the Vincent using the giu to frighten crows is not so hard to accept if you consider that he may have used it to frighten the crows into flight just at the right moment, or what Vincent perceived as the right moment, to add them to his paintings... Such a dramatically Vincent-kind-of thing to do,, when he could have just mundanely shouted or waved his arms...
brilliant Documentary! Waldemar is the absolute best!! thank u for sharing! im goin to Europe now and explore the Art World!
Love your videos and love your interpretation of Vincent with humor and honesty. So wonderful to see in such an intimate way all the towns and dwellings Vincent lived . I am a life long fan of Vincent's art except I wasn't fond of his sunflower paintings and laughed out loud when you walked through the sunflower field. My mom grew lots of sunflowers around our farm and I always found them menacing looking.
Brilliant as usual! Thank you Waldemar.❤
This has been an art history lesson! I've learned so much. Thank you, Waldemar!
I love his documentaries but lately it’s all loud music, some not sung very well, and you can hardly hear him
Yeah I noticed that as well. Badly mixed. I imagine it didn’t sound that way on TV. The Brits seem to enjoy playing questionable music for long periods on their documentaries 😂. Still very good though.
Exactly!!
Agreed!
The three individual episodes that comprise this doc are all perfectly mixed & available right here on the same RUclips channel. Check those out!
Waldemar! Please go back and remix the sound on this video. We can’t even hear your monologue over the blaring music.
This is such an under rated channel!! Great work on this. Top quality documentary as usual. People should watch this more than nonsensical videos. Keep up the great work! ❤❤❤
I love when you talk about Van Gough! You really made me appreciate the artist! You are the best professor!!👏🏾😊
This was marvelous! Thank you ❤
This is the best doc on Van Gogh ive ever seen, fantastic. I'm excited to watch your other videos
As depressed artist. I feel him. It must have been hard.
Truly brilliant. I believe I must truly 💕 van gouf.
this was a fantastic video, just an excellent explanation of the progression of Vincent's life and art and presented so well and in an entertaining way... there WERE weird blaring music moments however, that drowned out important conversation though... I would imagine it was done in order to get around copyright or YT posting issues... it WAS frequent enough to really interfere with understanding and nuance of ideas
Omg those acoustic songs by the male voice were hard to listen to
I completely agree, but didn't want to say anything, as the documentary as a whole, (indeed all of them), is superb.
Firstly I found the English street buskers absolutely awful, esp when their "noise" blotted out the commentary, & then thereafter with the other music. Such a pity.
This was a great documentary! Waldemar always makes a good Art History documentary.
I just love all things Waldemar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video about Van Gogh’s life.
We had the honour to watch the recent Lasting Impressions by the best art masters a couple of weekends ago, featuring Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, and more.
It’s sad to hear that Van Gogh didn’t get a chance to enjoy the results of his hard work while he was alive. I wonder if he got the help he need regarding his mental challenges back then. 😢
You can get rid of the crazy, awful and loud music in the background.
Wonderful Series. I love all Waldemar's works. I really hate French popular music. The music is loud in parts. And Waldemar's fades away in parts.
Hate is a strong word 😆
This was truly wonderful!!! It took so much time , travel and research...Always loved Vincent.. even tho he had issues.. I wasn’t aware of all he did have...Things would have been so different in today’s world...I admire his passion...even tho some misdirected.. Bless his soul...
Excellent. Thank you for uploading.
Excellent doc as usual. I’ve learned so much from M Waldemar. Thank you!!
I love the art of Van Gogh also
Michael Angelo
Leonardo de Vinci
Paul Gauguin
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Czaenne
Great art great artists. Love their art.
I love your documentaries and am a new subscriber. Can you please edit out the music because the volume increases over the spoken voice. which makes it nearly impossible to hear and very distracting. Thank you and I look forward to new videos!
Or maybe turn his voice over up over the music soundtrack.
The Avid Media Composer project is probably long gone.
I think many videos deliberately do that loud music thing in small areas to confuse 'bots' that may alert 'authorities' to possible legal infringements of material. The occasion bit of noise is worth it to keep marvelous content like this one uninterrupted.🔥💥🔥
I love the art of Van Gogh. He is a favorite, a great painter. Thank you for posting this creative entertaining, interesting video. Starry Night is my favorite of his. Lovely art amazing.
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Bravo! This is wonderful
and very educational. I am
a fan of Vincent Van Gogh
and thanks for teaching the correct pronunciation
Of his name. BRAVO!!!
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I love this, and all of Waldemar's productions. I would like the music to be less intrusive though.
This guy is such a provocateur, and a master at it. I mean... Bravo.
Those floats and the spectacle, that he completely shits on and defiles in a single soul shredding remark, I feel would have been adored by Vincent. He was a mad man and much of his life was dark, but wasn't much of his life spent in adoration of beauty and embodying kindness? Didn't he feel like he deserved and yearned for immense praise and fame? Is a massive parade held in his home town not part his dream come true?
These people are creating fabulous works of art in his honor. For no one else. And they're stunning. There is no way he hates it. Waldemar is such a whiney hater its mind blowing.
Top shelf work as always! It’s a shame we can’t hear Wally over the “background” music, though.
I think many videos deliberately do that loud music thing in small areas to confuse 'bots' that may alert 'authorities' to possible legal infringements of material. The occasion bit of noise is worth it to keep marvelous content like this one uninterrupted.
@@carlosio5very interesting.. makes sense.. I haven’t heard this before.. wow.
Masterful! Thank you.
Waldemar is simply fantastik....He's the real deal...
You’ve posted this and I’ve already watched this
Love all of his paintings !
I've watched this so many times, I'm actually starting to like the 'Sorrow' song
This was so well done and so interesting
This was AMAZING!!
Ty for answering so many of my childhood questions about Van Gogh
It's so sad that Van Gogh never make it back home/Netherland. I visited most of the Van Gogh sites when i visited Arles, never realizing how much it actually a place that he was at his lowest. Also i don't know whats complaints on the audio, sounds find to me, just put the volume lower, and usually when the music was loud Waldemar wasnt speaking, I really enjoyed this documentary, watched several times.
Wonderful, wonderful biopic. Thank you❤
What a wonderful story of Van Gogh's life, but please in future, lower the music track volume, so your words can be heard, which are much more important.
Wonderful watch! Only one distraction though, oft times the sound is bad. The music is louder than the narrators, sometimes to the point it’s barely possible to hear anything but the music. I still watched it all though as it’s a brilliant production.
Excellent subject matter, well researched and presented. Unfortunately the sound mixing lets the final product down. Music so loud the narration can barely be discerned. Same with translations.
Excellent!! So interesting!
1:36:20 Please explain this music.
This is fantastic
Riveting...Waldemar Thank you.
Fantastic!🥂
i love your explanation of van gogh. unfortunately, half of it was covered up by loud klezmer music! i was able to finish the video, but i expect you would want to know this. keep up the interesting information, i will look forward to it!
I can’t express how much I enjoy these lessons. Only one complaint. Music drowns out the speaking. Very irritating. I want to hear every word. Too bad.
I’ve found you! 💕
Love your content!❤
You’re a breath of fresh air!💜
01:47:10 Vincent and coffee
wonderful as always! {really do need to remix the sound}
I love this doc on Van Gogh (and anything with Waldemar), but what's wrong with the audio mix?? At times the music is way louder than Waldemar's narration and it makes it difficult to listen and watch. Any chance of re-uploading with a corrected version?
A masterpiece!
What a wonderful video! You never let us down, Waldemar. I could and do watch your art shows one after another.
As re insect ID (e.g. Emperor Moth), at 1:59:24, the creature represented is a marmorated brown stinkbug; the next one, a harlequin stinkbug. I'm not a fan of either but if they're to be named (I'm not morose that they were not!!), even they deserve to be correctly named. I'm glad you pointed up the EM; with luck that title will at least get a subtitle to correct the entymological error.
p.s. I have epilepsy and if I had to have a monitor tagging after my every damn step I might just kick them in the stomach too. There's a freakin' limit.
Hi Rachel! Love the jewelry & the inspiration! Thank you! 👍