Vincent van Gogh porcelain salt and pepper shakers
The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is a great inspiration and a genius whose reason for cutting off his ear remains a mystery. Vincent van Gogh is a highly renowned artist. He is a source of inspiration for transforming his art and characteristics into various objects that identify his style and personality. Van Gogh, with his unique personality, left an important legacy of works and characteristics very much in his style.
He painted around 800 paintings (including 43 self-portraits and 148 watercolors) and made more than 1,600 drawings.
Regarding his childhood, Vincent van Gogh commented: "My youth was sad, cold, and barren."
From a very young age, he displayed a difficult character and a strong temperament. After leaving school and spending a year in a workshop, van Gogh began working in 1869, at the age of 16, as an apprentice at Goupil & Co.
Later, he worked for Boussod & Co. Valadon), a major international art trading company in The Hague, in which his uncle Vincent was a partner. He adapted quite well to this new life, even writing: "It's a wonderful business. The longer you work in it, the more ambitious you become."
The Vincent van Gogh Porcelain Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
In this porcelain salt and pepper shaker set inspired by Vincent van Gogh, the artist Jorge M. used the iconic wound from his severed ear as a base. The artist created elegant and playful objects with this set, imbued with Van Gogh's distinctive style.
