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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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Cottage (nn04)
Nuenen,July 1885
Oil on canvas
33x43cm
Painting ID:: 23495
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Cottage_(nn04)
Nuenen,July 1885
Oil on canvas
33x43cm
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Cottage with Peasant Woman Digging (nn04)
Nuenen,june 1885
Oil on canvas on panel.
30.5x40cm
f 89,jh 803
Painting ID:: 23497
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Cottage_with_Peasant_Woman_Digging_(nn04)
Nuenen,june 1885
Oil on canvas on panel.
30.5x40cm
f 89,jh 803
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Peasant Woman by the Fireplace (nn04)
Nuenen,june 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
29.5x40cm
f 158 jh 792
Paris,Musee d'Orsay
Painting ID:: 23499
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Peasant_Woman_by_the_Fireplace_(nn04)
Nuenen,june 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
29.5x40cm
f 158 jh 792
Paris,Musee d'Orsay
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Peasant Woman Digging (nn04)
Nuenen,july 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
41.5x32cm
f 95,jh 827
Painting ID:: 23502
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Peasant_Woman_Digging_(nn04)
Nuenen,july 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
41.5x32cm
f 95,jh 827
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Peasant Woman Digging (nn04)
Nuenen,July-August 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
37.5x25.7cm
F94 jh 893
s'-Hertogenbosch,Noordbrabants museum
Painting ID:: 23506
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Peasant_Woman_Digging_(nn04)
Nuenen,July-August 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
37.5x25.7cm
F94 jh 893
s'-Hertogenbosch,Noordbrabants museum
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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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