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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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Terrace of the Cafe on Montmartre
Oct 1886
49 x 64cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Painting ID:: 1929
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Terrace_of_the_Cafe_on_Montmartre
Oct 1886
49 x 64cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
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Farmhouse in Provence
June 1888
46.1 x 60.9cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Painting ID:: 1930
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Farmhouse_in_Provence
June 1888
46.1 x 60.9cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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Houses in Auvers
May 1890
72 x 60.5cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Painting ID:: 1931
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Houses_in_Auvers
May 1890
72 x 60.5cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Irises
May 1889
71 x 93cm
J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA
Painting ID:: 1932
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Irises
May 1889
71 x 93cm
J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA
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Starry Night
June 1889
73.7 x 92.1cm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Painting ID:: 1933
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Starry_Night
June 1889
73.7 x 92.1cm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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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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