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Duncombe school Van Gogh wall, Islington, London

Vincent Van Gosh

We chose as the theme for the wall at Duncombe primary school Islington the landscape paintings of Vincent Van Gogh.

Duncombe school

Each stretch of wall between the buttresses depicts a different Van Gogh painting - cornfields, irises, canal crossings, sunflowers.

 

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A wall like this in your school will cost in the region of £10,000-16,000. For more information, email Gail or call 07957 355 260.
Duncombe wall Before     Duncombe wall After
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The wall is in what was a gloomy stretch of playground, hardly visited by the pupils. The art work has definitely cheered up this area and brought fresh energy and interest for the children. Scroll down

Wheat field with cypresses. Link to Cegur.com     Click for larger size (97kb)

Click on the left hand image to learn more about the original painting, and click on the right hand image for a larger size.

Wheat fields near Auvers. Link to Art Soho     Click for larger size (77kb)

The wall is many metres long, and strengthened with thick buttresses. Mosaic work makes up the swirling skies above the wheatfield.

Wheat Field with Crows. Link to Van Gogh on canvas     Click for larger size (86kb)

We cut crows out of steel, painted them black and hung them above the sunflower field, combining one of Van Gogh's most famous images, of black crows, with his much loved sunflowers. Vincent Van Gogh often painted the same or similar scenes many times, so the inspiration for our wall comes from various canvases.

View of Arles with Irises in the Foreground 1888. Link to Van Gogh's letters     Click for larger size (100kb)

The children in year 5 made ceramic flowers in clay. These were fired in our kiln, and together make up the irises, cornfields and sunflowers.

The Langlois Bridge at Arles. Link to Dutch Museum Shop     Click for larger size (82kb)

One of the best books on his work is Van Gogh - the complete paintings by Walther and Metzger. Its beautifully illustrated, well documented and a treat to browse through.

View of Arles with Trees in Blossom. Link to Expo Van Gogh     Click for larger size (86kb)

The best place to see Van Gogh's work is Amsterdam, at the Van Gogh museum. Altogether Vincent Van Gogh painted hundreds of landscape pictures, as well as the portraits, self-portraits, interiors and still lives that are so well known.

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