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 Lilacs (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
27.3x35.5cm
f 286b,jh 1294
Los Angeles,The Armand Hammer Museum of Art
Garden with Sunflower (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
42.5x35.5cm
f 388v,jh 1307
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Painting ID:: 23705
Vincent Van Gogh Garden with Sunflower (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
42.5x35.5cm
f 388v,jh 1307
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Montmartre Path with Sunflowers (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
35.5x27cm
f 264a,jh 1306
San Francisco,The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,Bequest of Fj.Hellman Painting ID:: 23706
Vincent Van Gogh Montmartre Path with Sunflowers (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
35.5x27cm
f 264a,jh 1306
San Francisco,The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,Bequest of Fj.Hellman
Path in the Woods (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
46x38.5cm
f 309,jh 1315
Amsterdam,Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh,Vincent van Gogh Foundation Painting ID:: 23707
Vincent Van Gogh Path in the Woods (nn04) Paris,Summer 1887
Oil on canvas
46x38.5cm
f 309,jh 1315
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.