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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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Artist's Chair with Pipe
Dec 1888
93 x 73.5cm
National Gallery, London
Painting ID:: 1944
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Artist's_Chair_with_Pipe
Dec 1888
93 x 73.5cm
National Gallery, London
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Gauguin's Chair with Books and Candle
Dec 1888
90.5 x 72.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1945
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Gauguin's_Chair_with_Books_and_Candle
Dec 1888
90.5 x 72.5cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles
April 1889
73 x 92cm
Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur
Painting ID:: 1946
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The_Courtyard_of_the_Hospital_in_Arles
April 1889
73 x 92cm
Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur
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Wheatfield With Crows
July 1890
50.5 x 103cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 1947
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Wheatfield_With_Crows
July 1890
50.5 x 103cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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Peach Tree in Bloom
March 1888
73 x 59.5cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller Muller, Otterlo
Painting ID:: 1948
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Peach_Tree_in_Bloom
March 1888
73 x 59.5cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller Muller, Otterlo
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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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