The Building Painting
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Farmhouse in Provence also known as Entrance Gate to a Farm with Haystacks was
made in 1888 by Vincent van Gogh in Arles in Provence at the height of his
career. Oil Paintings for sale
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been inspired by painter Adolphe Monticelli, Van Gogh sought the Provence region
of France to further expand his painting skill and experience. Famous Paintings
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used several pairs of complementary colors in the Farmhouse in Provence, the
color contrast bringing an intensity to his work.
Van Gogh used three pairs of complementary, or contrasting, colors which when
sat together intensified the brilliance and intensity of one another's
colors. Children Paintings
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pair is orange and blue. There's the red and green of the plants. Last, pink
clouds against the turquoise sky. Van Gogh used complementary, contrasting
colors to bring an intensity to his work, which evolved over the periods of his
work. Flower Paintings
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complementary colors of the same degree of vividness and brightness placed next
to one another produce an intense reaction, called the "law of simultaneous
contrast."
