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1、新视野大学英语综合教程3课文及课文翻译Unit3VincentvanGogh1BetweenNovemberof1881andJulyof1890,VincentvanGoghpaintedalmost900paintings,butneverachievedfame.Yetsincehisdeath,hehasbecomeoneofthemostcelebratedpaintersintheworld.2Thetwomostimportantbutapparentlyindependentfeaturesab
2、outvanGoghwhichmostpeopleknowaboutarehisspectacular,almostexplosive,useofcolourandthepoorstateofhismentalhealth,whichbroughthislifetoasadend.3Yet,accordingtomedicalresearchsincevanGogh’sdeath,itnowseemsthatthesetwofeaturesmaybelinked,andthathismentalhealthma
3、yhavecontributedtohisartisticstyle,notjustattheendofhislife,butatearliertimesaswell.4VanGoghwasborninHollandin1853,andhisearlycareerworkingforaninternationalartdealer9tookhimtoLondon,ParisandBelgium.Whenhedecidedtobecomeapainterin1880withthesupportofhisbroth
4、erTheo,hisearlyworkwas,notsurprisingly,filledwiththegloomylightofNorthernEurope.5InParisvanGoghmetmanyoftheartistslaterknownasImpressionists,suchasDegas,Toulouse-Lautrec,PissarroandGauguin.Hisstylechangedundertheirinfluence,andbecamelighterandbrighter.Heused
5、smallstrokesofprimarycolours(red,blueandyellow)andcomplementarycolours(purple,orangeandgreen).HewasalsosensitivetothemoreabstractstyleofGauguin’spaintings,whereshapesofobjectsarerepresentedbydistinctzonesofcolour.6Yetdespiteworkinginsuchanencouragingatmosphe
6、re,vanGoghcouldnotequalhisfriends’growingsuccess.Hewasunabletopayformodels,andsohepaintedalargenumberofself-portraits,whichmayindicatehispotentialforsoulsearching.7VanGoghsoongrewdiscouragedwithhislifeinParis,andmovedtoArlesinthesouthofFrance,where,drawnbyth
7、esunshine,hehopedtoestablishanartists’community.Hefeltliberatedbythepeople,thebuildingsandthescenerythere,andpainted9themwithvivid,passionatecoloursandacheerfulnesswhichwasnewtohimandhiscareer.HewaskeenforGauguintovisithim,andfinallypersuadedhimtomakethejour
8、ney.ThepaintingsofSunflowersandhishomewerepartlyintendedasawelcometoGauguin,partlyareflectionofhishappiness.ButbecauseoftheintensityofvanGogh’sfriendshipforhimandhostiledisagreementsabouttheirwo
