Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His suicide at 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty.

Vincent van Gogh

Acting Born March 30, 1853 – Died July 29, 1890 Zundert, Netherlands

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His suicide at 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty.

Known For

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Van Gogh: Painted with Words

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Sunflowers

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Vincent van Gogh Superstar

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Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

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Van Gogh & Japan

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Van Gogh vs. Gauguin

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Vincent Van Gogh, le mal de vivre

Vincent van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

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Vincent van Gogh: A Life Devoted to Art

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Van Gogh - Schüsse im Weizenfeld

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