Various stations in Holland, Antwerp, Paris and the South of France determine his work in terms of motifs, color palette and style. While in Holland he still used earthy colors such as brown, gray and black, his paintings in Paris became increasingly lighter. There he also approached the impressionist style of painting,by creating brushstrokes in comma-shaped and dashed forms. In the south of France he finally found his style, which is now so world-famous and can be assigned to Post-Impressionism. Here the influence of the Japanese woodblock prints play an important role. Van Gogh appropriated Japonism’s design techniques, such as the absence of body and cast shadows, flat areas of color outlined with thin lines, and unusual perspectives, and transferred them to his oil paintings.

The artist painted his pictures at a brisk pace and without subsequent corrections. This is reflected in his immense workload: 900 paintings and 1000 drawings Van Gogh created in his short life. Unmistakable features of his painting style, apart from the brushwork, are the use of bright colors, which he liked to use in contrast, and the impasto application of paint. He did not simply want to reproduce reality, but the Characteristic of his motives and to express a Convey Mood or a Feeling. A matter of the heart was for the painter, the life of ordinary peopleto depict. Thus, in addition to landscapes and floral depictions, his work also includes motifs showing farmers and craftsmen at work or in everyday situations. Well known example is his painting “The Potato Eaters”.