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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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Fishing in the Spring, Pont de Clichy
1887 49 x 58cm
The Art Institute of Chicago,
Painting ID:: 2001
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Fishing_in_the_Spring,_Pont_de_Clichy
1887 49 x 58cm
The Art Institute of Chicago,
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Noon : Rest from Work
Jan 1890
73 x 91cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Painting ID:: 2002
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Noon_:_Rest_from_Work
Jan 1890
73 x 91cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris
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View of a River with Rowing Boats
Spring 1887
52 x 65cm
William Middleton Collection, Aberdeen
Painting ID:: 2003
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View_of_a_River_with_Rowing_Boats
Spring 1887
52 x 65cm
William Middleton Collection, Aberdeen
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Green Vineyard
Sept 1888
72 x 92cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo
Painting ID:: 2004
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Green_Vineyard
Sept 1888
72 x 92cm
Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo
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Bank of the Oise at Auvers
July 1890
73.5 x 93.7cm
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Painting ID:: 2005
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Bank_of_the_Oise_at_Auvers
July 1890
73.5 x 93.7cm
The Detroit Institute of Arts
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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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