What do you define as a masterpiece? Do you mean commercially? Or in the eyes of the artist himself? Personally I do not care for this painting by Van Gogh. It is extremely dark and the people's faces are heavily shadowed making them seem almost corpse-like. Also, the people's features are greatly exaggerated making them seem cartoonish. I wish I could see this painting in real life and make a less aesthetic judgment but alas I cannot. He had numerous other paintings that I would consider masterpieces. Maybe this was an off-day for Van Gogh.
What do you define as a masterpiece? Do you mean commercially? Or in the eyes of the artist himself?
ReplyDeletePersonally I do not care for this painting by Van Gogh. It is extremely dark and the people's faces are heavily shadowed making them seem almost corpse-like. Also, the people's features are greatly exaggerated making them seem cartoonish. I wish I could see this painting in real life and make a less aesthetic judgment but alas I cannot. He had numerous other paintings that I would consider masterpieces. Maybe this was an off-day for Van Gogh.