Vincent van Gogh
Born: March 30, 1853 - Died: July 29, 1890
van Gogh Art Work
Vincent Van Gogh strove to convey his emotional and spiritual state in each of his artworks
Van Gogh did his paintings by squeezings his tubes of oil paint directly on the canvas.
His brushwork became broader and more expressive and his vision of nature more lyrical. Everything in these pictures seems to be moving, living.In despair of ever being able to overcome his loneliness or be cured, van Gogh shot himself. He did not die immediately. When found wounded in his bed, he allegedly said, “I shot myself.…I only hope I haven’t botched it.” That evening, when interrogated by the police, van Gogh refused to answer questions, saying, “What I have done is nobody else’s business. I am free to do what I like with my own body.”
Starry night over the Rhone
Sunflower
The bedroom
In Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles he shows a room in his house. This house, his Studio of the South, was supposed be the height of his artistic vision. His painting of his bedroom was done with excitement and a hope for the future preparing to welcome his friend and fellow artist.
van Gogh Lifestyle
In despair of ever being able to overcome his loneliness or be cured, van Gogh shot himself. He did not die immediately. When found wounded in his bed, he allegedly said, “I shot myself.…I only hope I haven’t botched it.” That evening, when interrogated by the police, van Gogh refused to answer questions, saying, “What I have done is nobody else’s business. I am free to do what I like with my own body.”