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Vincent van Gogh

Still Life with Quinces	Pear Blossoms	Butterflies and Poppies	View of Paris	Vase with Poppies, Cornflowers. Peonies,and Chrysanthemums	Autumn Les Alyscamps

Lilac Bush	Lilacs	Starry Night	Wheatfield with Crows	Lilacs, Marguerites and Anemones	Pieta
Café Terrace	Peach Tree in Bloom	Skull with Cigarette	Wheat Field with Cypress	The Red Vineyard	Avenue of Poplars at Sunset
Starry Night over the Rhone	Blossoming Almond Tree	View of Arles	Wheat Fields with Cypress	White Roses	Night Café at Arles
Auvers in the Rain	The Good Samaritan	Irises	Poplars by Neunen	Fritillaries in a Copper Vase	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.