Van Gogh Museum. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is one of history's best-known artists. Despite struggles with depression and psychosis Van Gogh became a master of Post-Impressionism. Van Gogh paintings like The Starry Night dazzle and inspire anyone lucky enough to see them in person. The artist's colorful life and paintings make him a tragicStarry Night by Vincent Van Gogh / Wiki Commons 27. Vincent Van Gogh killed himself. In May 1890, Vincent van Gogh checked himself out of the asylum where he stayed about a year in order to be closer to his doctor, Paul Gachet, and his brother Theo. Therefore he moved to the Paris suburb of Auvers-Sur-Oise. It didnât help. 1,000 Ă 817 (135 KB) Neutrality ( talk | contribs) Vincent van Gogh 's ''Starry Night Over the Rhone'', painted in September 1888 at Arles. The painting is oil-on-canvas and measures 72.5 by 92 cm (28.54 by 36.22 inches). The painting is currently displayed at the [ [MusĂ©e d'Orsay] You cannot overwrite this file. Portrait of Dr. Gachet is arguably one of van Goghâs more famous pieces, although it hasnât made its way around quite like Starry Starry Night or van Goghâs self-portrait. Vincent Van Gogh Facts. 1. Prolific Painter. Van Gogh is one of the most prolific painters of all time. Despite only beginning to paint in his late 20s and producing the majority of his work during the final two years of his life, Van Gogh produced an amazing 900 paintings in a 10-year career. Wikipedia. 2.
Vincent was a huge admirer of The Great Wave (about 1831). He wrote to his brother Theo a few months before he painted Starry Night: Hokusaiâs "waves are claws, the boat is caught in them, you
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