'Keep this object carefully.' 1/2
anonymous
October 4 2009, 21:30:36 UTC
He'd first heard of the strange painter while in Paris, having a drink and friendly discussion with some Impressionists. In their meandering they had gotten onto the subject of colors and one of them exclaimed that he thought van Gogh to be quite a master in the use of pigments.
The name was a strange one to France, and upon further questioning revealed an intriguing person attached to it. Van Gogh's admirer told him that the man's paintings practically dripped with emotion, but the artist himself was troubled and more than a little strange. When asked whether this Vincent was still residing in Paris the man replied in the negative, that the last he had heard was that he was staying in Arles, finding life in the City of Lights too draining on him.
France noted in his mind that he should go and pay a visit to Arles as soon as he could. Despite copious praise, nobody seemed to actually own a painting by the man, and he was terribly curious about these great emotions that they seemed to contain. It was more than likely this was a large
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'Keep this object carefully.' 2/2
anonymous
October 4 2009, 21:32:00 UTC
It was a miracle that France didn't jump out of skin at that moment. He'd been sure van Gogh had never taken his eyes off that blasted canvas! Deciding it would be better not to dwell on that disturbance, he stepped back a bit and laughed before replying. "Of course there is! Friends of mine have been speaking of the great Vincent van Gogh for some time now, and I wished to meet him in person
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I'm glad you think so. I figured that even during his lucid moments towards the end of his life he would still be a bit disconnected from things and very sad. The last scene is my favorite, shh.
It was totally worth it. Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists so I jumped at the chance to throw some Hetalia at him. 'Twas fun.
The name was a strange one to France, and upon further questioning revealed an intriguing person attached to it. Van Gogh's admirer told him that the man's paintings practically dripped with emotion, but the artist himself was troubled and more than a little strange. When asked whether this Vincent was still residing in Paris the man replied in the negative, that the last he had heard was that he was staying in Arles, finding life in the City of Lights too draining on him.
France noted in his mind that he should go and pay a visit to Arles as soon as he could. Despite copious praise, nobody seemed to actually own a painting by the man, and he was terribly curious about these great emotions that they seemed to contain. It was more than likely this was a large ( ... )
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My admiration to you, for taking up a difficult prompt.
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It was totally worth it. Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists so I jumped at the chance to throw some Hetalia at him. 'Twas fun.
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