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.
Vincent Van Gogh Portrait of Pere Tanguy (nn04) Paris,Winter 1886/87
Oil on canvas,47x38.5cm
f 263,jh 202,
Copenhagen,Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Self-Portrait with Pipe and Glass (nn04) Paris,early 1887
Oil on canvas
61x50cm
f 263a,jh 1199
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Painting ID:: 23640
Vincent Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Pipe and Glass (nn04) Paris,early 1887
Oil on canvas
61x50cm
f 263a,jh 1199
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Portrait of a Man with a Skull Cap (nn04) Paris,Winter 1886/87(or 1887/88?)
Oil on canvas
65.5x54.5cm
f 289,jh 1203
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation Painting ID:: 23641
Vincent Van Gogh Portrait of a Man with a Skull Cap (nn04) Paris,Winter 1886/87(or 1887/88?)
Oil on canvas
65.5x54.5cm
f 289,jh 1203
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Cafe du Tamborin (nn04) Paris,February-March 1887
Oil on canvas
55.5x46.5cm
f370,jh 1208
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation Painting ID:: 23642
Vincent Van Gogh Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Cafe du Tamborin (nn04) Paris,February-March 1887
Oil on canvas
55.5x46.5cm
f370,jh 1208
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation
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.