Van+Gogh

Vincent William Van Gogh was born in Zundert, Netherlands and is known as one of the most famous artists in the post-impressionism era. He lived from March 30, 1853 July 29, 1890.He was the eldest son of Theodorus Van Gogh and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Van Gogh always drew as a child, but it wasn't until 1869 did he quit school and began to work as as a clerk at the art dealership Goupil and company. As an adolescent, Van Gogh never showed motivation to have art become a profession, but he was always interested in art history; he also thrived at his comemercial art profession.
 * //Life Summary//**

In 1879, Van Gogh finally choose to become a full-time artist. In January of 1881, Van Gogh moved back to The Hague and began studying with Anton Mauve. Van Gogh's younger brother Theo began financially supporting him, resulting in Van Gogh being able to continue his intense study in drawing and painting. Then, Theo began buying Van Gogh's artworks. In March, 1886, Van Gogh moved to Paris to live with Theo.

In Paris, Van Gogh began to study with Fernand Cormon, and he eventually became good friends with Emile Bernard, a famous impressionist. Van Gogh, now in the center of modern art, began to excel at the arts; he started to become more and more popular, and also received recognition from more famous artists. Artists began talking more about him, and he also easily received the respect of the Paris avant-garde. But now with the pressure mounted on him, Van Gogh's psychological health began to decline. n February 1888, Van Gogh experienced a physical and mental breakdown; after this epidemic, Van Gogh decided to move to the south of France in Arles where he could not only get away from the loud city of France, but he could also begin painting landscapes and open-air lights and colors.

In Arles, France was where Van Gogh created his most famous masterpieces, such as //Starry Night//. He finally achieved his signature style of heavy and rhythmic brush strokes. But even in Arles, his health was still deteriorating. This caused his artworks to become more facile and accomplished. In July, after Van Gogh had his works shown at the Artistes Independents in Paris, Gaugin began living with Van Gogh. But their personalities would contrast too much, and in December of 1888, Van Gogh had another mental breakdown and cut off part of his left ear. He was taken in to the Arles hospital, and in May 1889, he left for an asylum in St. Remy.

He was released from the Asylum in May 1890 and began staying at an inn in Averssur -Oise, a town in the north of France. He still wrote letters to his brother Theo, and he was still creating artworks. But these letters became less and less frequent. On July 27, 1890, Van Gogh shot himself behind a haystack. He managed to wander back into the inn where Dr. Gachet, Van Gogh's supervisor and doctor while in the asylum, found him dead with a revolver wound in his heart.

=Famous Artworks= //The Potato Eaters, 1885//
 * 1883-1886 (Neunen and Antwerp)**

//The Blooming Plumtree, 1887//
 * 1886-1886 (Paris)**

//Bedroom in Arles, 1888//
 * 1888-1889 (Arles)**

//The Night Cafe, 1888//

//The Yellow House, 1888//

//Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, August 1888//

//Van Gogh's Chair, 1888//

//Starry Night, June 1889//
 * May 1889- May 1890 (Saint-Remy)**

//The Sower, 1888//

//Sorrowing Old Man, 1890// //The Round of Prisoners, 1890//


 * May 1890 - July 1890 (Auvers-sur-Oise)**

//Wheatfield Under Clouded Sky, July 1890// //The Church at Auvers, 1890//

//Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890//