Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.[1] His paintings and drawings include some of the world's best known, most popular and most expensive pieces. 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.
There are some Gogh works :
The Potato Eaters1885 (180 Kb); Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 114.5 cm; Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam
The night café1888; Yale University Art Gallery
La chambre de Van Gogh à Arles (Van Gogh's Room at Arles)1889 (200 Kb); Oil on canvas, 57 x 74 cm (22 1/2 x 29 1/3 in); Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Vincent's Room, Arles1888; Vincent Van Gogh Foundation, Amsterdam
Entrance to the Public Garden in Arles1888 (240 Kb); Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 91 cm (28 1/2 x 35 3/4 in); The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear1889 (250 Kb); Oil on canvas, 60 x 49 cm; Courtauld Institute Galleries, London
Landscape at Saint-Rémy1889; Ny Carlsberg Glypotek, Copenhagen
Mountains at Saint-Remy1889 (220 Kb); Oil on canvas, 71.8 x 90.8 cm (28 1/4 x 35 3/4 in); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
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