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.
The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum,Arles,at Night (nn04) Arles,September 1888
Oil on canvas
81x65.5cm
F467,jh 1580
Otterlo,Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller Painting ID:: 23855
Vincent Van Gogh The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum,Arles,at Night (nn04) Arles,September 1888
Oil on canvas
81x65.5cm
F467,jh 1580
Otterlo,Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller
The Nigh Cafe in Arles (nn04) Arles,September 1888
Water colour
44.4x63.2cm
f 1463.jh 1576
Painting ID:: 23857
Vincent Van Gogh The Nigh Cafe in Arles (nn04) Arles,September 1888
Water colour
44.4x63.2cm
f 1463.jh 1576
The Night Cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles (nn04) Arles,Septemer 1888
Oil on canvas
70x89cm
f 463,jh 1575
New Haven,Yale University Art Gallery
Painting ID:: 23858
Vincent Van Gogh The Night Cafe in the Place Lamartine in Arles (nn04) Arles,Septemer 1888
Oil on canvas
70x89cm
f 463,jh 1575
New Haven,Yale University Art Gallery
The Sower:Outskirts of Arles in the Background (nn04) Arles,September 1888
Oil on canvas
33x40cm
f 575a,jh 1596
Los Angeles,The Armand Hammer Museum of Art Painting ID:: 23859
Vincent Van Gogh The Sower:Outskirts of Arles in the Background (nn04) Arles,September 1888
Oil on canvas
33x40cm
f 575a,jh 1596
Los Angeles,The Armand Hammer Museum of Art
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.