A newly discovered painting by the peerless (and earless) Vincent Van Gogh has been dubbed ‘clogged and clumsy’, an ‘uncharismatic daub’ by a Grauniad hack. So judge for yourself.
Backside reckons he would like it on his half of the wall, even if he had to excuse his affrontery whenever a self-acclaimed art journalist dropped in. Luckily, being mere punters, we are brave enough to say we like it.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/sep/10/van-gogh-sunset-at-montmajour
Gore J-man,
I agree with the hack, Van Gogh has had a bad day at the office. This VG is not very good. Even though it’s a clear kind of day, the trees are shivering. That’s my impression anyway.
I don’t much care for the foreground Janus.Is it some kind of swamp. Nor do I like the inclusion of buildings left side of the horizon. Things might have have improved had the artist painted a giant leaping fish! (And I’, a fan of VG.)
It’s OK, but nothing much to write home about, not worth whatever it gets, that’s for sure!
Well said, CO. I’ve always thought that van Gogh was over-rated.
Chacun à son gôut!