His works are perhaps better known generally than those of any other painter. The great

majority were produced in 29 months of frenzied activity interspersed with epileptoid

seizures and despair that finally ended in suicide. His early work, the Dutch period

(1880-85), consists of dark, greenish-brown, heavily painted studies of peasants and

miners (The Potato Eaters). After moving to Paris, he met Pissarro, who encouraged him

to adopt a colorful palette. His work from his last month at Arles is characterized by the

heavy impasto and rhythmic linear style so identified with him.

Now I am going to tell you about his life and also some of his art work (paintings)

Vincent Van Gogh was dorn on March 30, 1853 in the small village of

Groot-Zundent, Holland, to Theodorus Van Gogh (1822-1885) and Anna Cornelia nee

Carbentus (1819-1907). His brother Theo was born on May 1, 1857.

Van Gogh's father, a Protestant minister had hopes that his son would follow in

the foot steps of his forebears and become either a clergman or a successful businessman.

At an early age and extremely sensitive, Van Gogh, who was prone to frequent bout

genius and that hew will be compared with someone like Beethoven." Theo made no

Vincent only stayed three months at the studio, but that short time was enough for

with me. In fact, there are still for him, as for me, great difficulties to overcome here.

after his death, is known and loved throughout the world for his art work. Hundreds of

Symbolic of his hopes at Arles, Vincent painted this picture of his bedroom in the

He wanted it to be possible to distinguish clearly the scene and the characters,

importance to some potatoes, and to bring out the intimate warmth and the symbolic force

to the municipal hospital of The Hage, where he stayed 23 days, because he had

But it was clear that the two men were not made to get on together. On

aural hallucinations, he might have heard, during his quarrels with Gauguing, a voice

One day, Tersteeg made an appearance in the studio. Entering, he saw Sien and

Toulouse-Lautrec, Emile Bernard, Gauguin, Anguetin, Signac, and Seurat. His fiery

Seems like if you were to stand between the wall and the bed, you can touch the walls.

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