Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Willem van Gogh (UK  /ˌvæn ˈɡɒx/, US /ˌvæn ˈɡoʊ/; Dutch: [vɑŋ ˈɣɔχ] ( listen); 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. After years of painful anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness, he died at the age of 37 from a gunshot wound, generally accepted to be self-inflicted (although n... More

Date of birth:

  • Mar 30, 1853

Date of death:

  • Jul 29, 1890 (age 37 years)

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Also known as:

  • van gogh,
  • Vincent Gogh
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  • Person

Assessment:

  • The greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt and one of the greatest of the post-Impressionist painters.

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  • fine arts and crafts

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  • painter
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