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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 Oranges, Lemons and Gloves
Jan 1889
47.3 x 64.3cm
Private Collection
Painting ID:: 1981
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Still_Life_with_Oranges,_Lemons_and_Gloves
Jan 1889
47.3 x 64.3cm
Private Collection
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Drawbridge at Arles
March 1888
54 x 65cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller Muller, Otterlo
Painting ID:: 1982
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Drawbridge_at_Arles
March 1888
54 x 65cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller Muller, Otterlo
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Road with Cypress and Star
May 1890
92 x 73cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo
Painting ID:: 1983
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Road_with_Cypress_and_Star
May 1890
92 x 73cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo
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Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background
June 1889
72.5 x 92cm
Private Collection
Painting ID:: 1984
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Olive_Trees_with_the_Alpilles_in_the_Background
June 1889
72.5 x 92cm
Private Collection
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Vase with Irises
May 1890
73.7 x 92.1
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painting ID:: 1985
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Vase_with_Irises
May 1890
73.7 x 92.1
The Metropolitan Museum of 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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