Vincent Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. Over his career he produced more than 2,100 artworks, including 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings, sketches and prints, many self portraits.
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Wheat Field with Crows was painted by Vincent Van Gogh in July 1990, shortly before his death.Wheat Field with a Lark was painted in 1887. In October, 1880, his roommate, Charles Decrucq, suggested that Vincent look into art, since he enjoyed it. Although he failed in ministry, Van Gogh was still religious at heart. Vincent
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Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh were a series of paintings the artist did in 1888. One thing that many fans forget is that Van Gogh always felt he was learning in his craft, even up until his untimely death in July, 1890.Van Gogh moved to Paris in March 1886, lived with his brother Theo, and
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Starry Night Over The Rhone by Vincent Van Gogh was painted in September, 1988.The vantage point he chose for Starry Night Over the Rhone allowed him to capture the reflections of the gas lighting in Arles across the glimmering blue water of the Rhône. The view appears from Place Lamartine towards the south-west of the
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The Starry Night was painted in June, 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Although Vincent had written to his brother about planning the piece, he made very little mention of it later. Ironically, it may be the single most influential piece of art since the middle
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Shoes by Vincent Van Gogh. He painted several pairs of shoes, always untied, well-worn and open, perhaps signifying a tired ‘end of day.’“I have heaps of ideas for my work, and if I go on with figure painting very industriously, I may possibly find more. But what’s the use? Sometimes I feel too feeble to
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The Red Vineyard was painted in November 1888 by Vincent Van Gogh. It may be one of the few pieces he sold in his lifetime. In June 1873, at 20 years old, he was working for the art dealing firm, Goupil & Co, who transferred him to London, where he lived at 87 Hackford Road,
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Portrait of Dr. Paul Gachet. Doctor Gachet took care of Van Gogh during the final months of his life, and two portraits by Van Gogh are known. Both were painted in June, 1890.Vincent’s brother Theo provided him with financial and emotional support for most of his life. Much of what we know about Van Gogh
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Olive Trees (1889-1890) Van Gogh painted over a dozen Olive Trees in his time at in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.“The effect of daylight and the sky means there are endless subjects to be found in olive trees. For myself I look for the contrasting effects in the foliage, which changes with the tones of the sky. At times,
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