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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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Painting ID:: 11613
The Guingette at Montmartre
October 1886
1' 7 1/2'' x 2' 1 1/3''(49.5 x 64.5 cm)Bequest of Pierre Goujon,1914
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Painting ID:: 11614
Self-Portrait
1887
1' 5 1/4'' x 1' 1 3/4''(44 x 35 cm)Gift of Mr.Jacques Laroche,1947
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Painting ID:: 11615
The Restaurant de la Sirene
summer 1887
1' 9 1/2'' x 2' 1 3/4''(54.5 x 65.5 cm)Bequest of Joseph Reinach,1921
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Painting ID:: 11616
Self-Portrait
1889
2' 1 1/2'' x 1' 5 3/4''(65 x 45 cm)Gift of Paul and Marguerite Gachet,1949
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Painting ID:: 11617
Imperial Crown Fritillaria in a Copper Vase
1887
2' 4 3/4'' x 1' 11 3/4''(73 x 60.5 cm)Bequest of Count Isaac de Camondo,1911
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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.
. Related Artists to Vincent Van Gogh: | Nesterov Nikolai Stepanovich | Mainardi, Sebastiano | Pekka Halonen | Robert Salmon | Carl Ebert |
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