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Vincent van Gogh

Butterflies and Poppies
Butterflies and Poppies

View of Paris
View of Paris


Vase with Poppies, Cornflowers.
Peonies,and Chrysanthemums
Vase with Poppies, Cornflowers.
Peonies,and Chrysanthemums

Autumn Les Alyscamps
Autumn Les Alyscamps

Lilac Bush
Lilac Bush


Lilacs
Lilacs

Starry Night

Starry Night


Wheatfield with Crows
Wheatfield with Crows

 
Lilacs, Marguerites and Anemones
Lilacs, Marguerites
and Anemones

Pieta
Pieta

Café Terrace Café Terrace
Peach Tree in Bloom Peach Tree in Bloom
Skull with Cigarette Skull with Cigarette
Wheat Field with Cypress Wheat Field with Cypress

 
The Red Vineyard
The Red Vineyard

 Avenue of Poplars 
at Sunset
Avenue of Poplars
at Sunset

 Starry Night 
over the Rhone
Starry Night
over the Rhone

 
Blossoming
Almond Tree
Blossoming
Almond Tree

 
View of Arles
View of Arles

 
Wheat Fields 
with Cypress 
Wheat Fields
with Cypress
 

 White Roses 
White Roses 

 

Night Café at Arles Night Café at Arles

 Auvers in the Rain
Auvers in the Rain


The Good Samaritan 
The Good Samaritan 
Irises Irises
Fritillaries in a Copper Vase
Fritillaries in
a Copper Vase
Saintes Maries de la Mer Vincent van Gogh

Saintes Maries de la Mer Vincent van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh Biography

Vincent van Gogh's paintings today are among the most sought after and expensive paintings in the world. He was a genius, but would never receive the acclaim or popularity he deserved while he was alive. But to be fair, perhaps his greatness was based on his sadness, not in spite of it. Had he been great in his time, he perhaps would not have created the masterpieces later elevating him to the level of the most powerful art expressionist ever. Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He was the eldest of eight children. Even as a child, Van Gogh showed signs of the troubled soul he was later to become, walking around in a daze many times deep in thought. As a youth, he took many jobs finding success in none. He began studying the art of the masters. At one point he even became an art dealer. But like all his other endeavors, even this was to be shortlived. If a patron tried to purchase a poorly painted picture, Van Gogh would argue and give long discourses why the painting was a piece of junk. Of course, he sold little and soon was out of business. Later he tried, again unsuccessfully, to become at different periods of his life a minister and a teacher. Not only was his occupational life not fruitful, so too was his personal life. Van Gogh never seemed to learn the social skills of dealing with women. He fell in love easily and then was later heartbroken just as easily. One of his greatest lost loves was that for his first cousin Kee. But it was this web of failure that also fueled his genius. Throughout his life, Van Gogh was supported financially by his younger brother Theo who seemed to show his brother unconditional love. Although Van Gogh was never successful in his lifetime, he did meet and work with several of the great masters including Pissarros, Gauguin, and Signac. Van Gogh suffered from severe bouts of depression and had repeated mental breakdowns in his life. These episodes led to several stints in asylums, the longest coming in 1889 to 1890. Probably the most significant sign of his sad mental state was his infamous cutting off a large portion of one of his ears following a heated argument with fellow artist Gaugin. He then wrapped the ear in a newspaper and sent it to a prostitute model he had befriended. No matter how disturbed Van Gogh was during his life, the greatness of his art cannot be denied. The detail and intricate use of color and texture in his work has given the world some of its most passionate creations of beauty and feeling. From his inner turmoil, he was able to convey in his view of the outside world, a connection to the inside world of his life and being. Vincent Van Gogh took his life with a gunshot to his chest on July 20, 1890. Although considered one of the world's most successful artists, tragically he died feeling a failure.