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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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peasant Woman Digging (nn04)
Nuenen,Auguse 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
42x32cm
f 95a,jh 899
Birmingham,Barber Institute of Fine Arts,University of Birmingham
Painting ID:: 23508
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peasant_Woman_Digging_(nn04)
Nuenen,Auguse 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
42x32cm
f 95a,jh 899
Birmingham,Barber Institute of Fine Arts,University of Birmingham
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Sheaves of Wheat in a Field (nn04)
Nuenen,August 1885
Oil on canvas
40x30cm
f 193,jh 914
Otterlo,Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller
Painting ID:: 23509
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Sheaves_of_Wheat_in_a_Field__(nn04)
Nuenen,August 1885
Oil on canvas
40x30cm
f 193,jh 914
Otterlo,Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller
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Two Peasant Women Digging Potatos (nn04)
Nuenen,August 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
31.5x42.5cm
f 97 jh 876
Otterlo,Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller
Painting ID:: 23511
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Two_Peasant_Women_Digging_Potatos_(nn04)
Nuenen,August 1885
Oil on canvas on panel
31.5x42.5cm
f 97 jh 876
Otterlo,Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller
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Peasant Woman Digging Up Potatoes (nn04)
Nuenen,August 1885
Oil on paper on panel
31.5x38cm
F 98 JH 90I
Antwerp,Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Painting ID:: 23513
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Peasant_Woman_Digging_Up_Potatoes_(nn04)
Nuenen,August 1885
Oil on paper on panel
31.5x38cm
F 98 JH 90I
Antwerp,Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
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Still life with a Basket of Vegetables (nn04)
Nuenen,September 1885
Oil on canvas
35.5x45cm
f 212a,jh 929
Painting ID:: 23514
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Still_life_with_a_Basket_of_Vegetables_(nn04)
Nuenen,September 1885
Oil on canvas
35.5x45cm
f 212a,jh 929
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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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