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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter, 1853-1890
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 ?C 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art.
Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief spell as a teacher, he became a missionary worker in a very poor mining region. He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880. Initially, Van Gogh worked only with sombre colours, until he encountered Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris. He incorporated their brighter colours and style of painting into a uniquely recognizable style, which was fully developed during the time he spent at Arles, France. He produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, during the last ten years of his life. Most of his best-known works were produced in the final two years of his life, during which time he cut off part of his left ear following a breakdown in his friendship with Paul Gauguin. After this he suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness, which led to his suicide.
The central figure in Van Gogh's life was his brother Theo, who continually and selflessly provided financial support. Their lifelong friendship is documented in numerous letters they exchanged from August 1872 onwards. Van Gogh is a pioneer of what came to be known as Expressionism. He had an enormous influence on 20th century art, especially on the Fauves and German Expressionists.
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Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries
June 1888
65 x 81.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1934
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Fishing_Boats_on_the_Beach_at_Saintes-Maries
June 1888
65 x 81.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Four Cut Sunflowers
Aug-Sep 1887
60 x 100cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1935
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Four_Cut_Sunflowers
Aug-Sep 1887
60 x 100cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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The Sower
Nov 1888
32 x 40cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1936
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The_Sower
Nov 1888
32 x 40cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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Street Scene in Montmartre
Feb 1887
34.5 x 64.5cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1937
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Street_Scene_in_Montmartre
Feb 1887
34.5 x 64.5cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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The Potato Eaters
April 1885
81.5 x 114.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1938
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The_Potato_Eaters
April 1885
81.5 x 114.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter, 1853-1890
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 ?C 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art.
Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief spell as a teacher, he became a missionary worker in a very poor mining region. He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880. Initially, Van Gogh worked only with sombre colours, until he encountered Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism in Paris. He incorporated their brighter colours and style of painting into a uniquely recognizable style, which was fully developed during the time he spent at Arles, France. He produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, during the last ten years of his life. Most of his best-known works were produced in the final two years of his life, during which time he cut off part of his left ear following a breakdown in his friendship with Paul Gauguin. After this he suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness, which led to his suicide.
The central figure in Van Gogh's life was his brother Theo, who continually and selflessly provided financial support. Their lifelong friendship is documented in numerous letters they exchanged from August 1872 onwards. Van Gogh is a pioneer of what came to be known as Expressionism. He had an enormous influence on 20th century art, especially on the Fauves and German Expressionists.
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