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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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Still Life with Bible
April 1885
65 x 78cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1939
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Still_Life_with_Bible
April 1885
65 x 78cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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The Seine with the Pont de la Grand Jatte
1887
32 x 40.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1940
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The_Seine_with_the_Pont_de_la_Grand_Jatte
1887
32 x 40.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Still Life with Decanter and Lemons on a Plate
Spring 1887
46.5 x 38.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1941
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Still_Life_with_Decanter_and_Lemons_on_a_Plate
Spring 1887
46.5 x 38.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Montmartre Near the Upper Mill
Autumn 1886
44 x 33.5cm
The Art Institue of Chicago
Painting ID:: 1942
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Montmartre_Near_the_Upper_Mill
Autumn 1886
44 x 33.5cm
The Art Institue of Chicago
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Church at Auvers
June 1890
94 x 74cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Painting ID:: 1943
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Church_at_Auvers
June 1890
94 x 74cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
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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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