Vincent van Gogh

(Dutch, 1853–1890)

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter who is among the best-known artists in history. His expressive depictions of street scenes, sunflowers, and portraits feature vivid palettes and lively brushwork, as seen in his seminal work Starry Night (1889). “Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitrary use of color to express myself more forcefully,” he once said. Born on March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands, he worked as an art dealer at the firm Goupil & Cie in both London and Paris as a young man. Disillusioned with his life and destitute after leaving the firm, he returned to his family and took up drawing. His brother Theo van Gogh helped him get a studio in The Hague and paid for painting classes with Anton Mauve. It was Mauve that introduced Van Gogh to the work of Jean-François Millet, and it was Millet’s paintings of peasants that led the artist to move to the village of Nuenen, Netherlands. While working there, he portrayed the farmers and laborers in dark Rembrandt-like tones. In 1886, he moved to Paris, where he relied on his brother for both emotional and financial support. In Paris, Van Gogh was introduced to Impressionism and soon lightened his palette and adopted many of the stylizations found in Japanese wood-block prints. In the fall of 1888, he spent 9 weeks living in the small Provençal town of Arles with the painter Paul Gauguin. It was during this period that Van Gogh infamously cut off his own ear in a fit of mental anguish. A prolific painter, he produced over 2,100 works in little more than a decade. Van Gogh died at the age of 37 on July 29, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Today, his works are featured in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam which is entirely dedicated to his oeuvre.

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Allée bordée d'arbres, 1884–1884

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Allée bordée d'arbres, 1884–1884

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Pêcheur, 1883–1883

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Pêcheur, 1883–1883

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Moissonneur à la faucille, 1881–1881

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Moissonneur à la faucille, 1881–1881

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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La moisson en Provence, 1888–1888

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La moisson en Provence, 1888–1888

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Nature morte, branche d'amandier, 1888–1888

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Nature morte, branche d'amandier, 1888–1888

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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L'allée des Alyscamps, 1888–1888

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L'allée des Alyscamps, 1888–1888

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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Le pont de Langlois à Arles, 1888–1888

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Le pont de Langlois à Arles, 1888–1888

Sale Date: November 5, 2003

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Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890–1890

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Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890–1890

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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La maison de Vincent à Arles, 1888–1888

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La maison de Vincent à Arles, 1888–1888

Sale Date: June 24, 2003

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Une liseuse de romans, 1888–1888

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Une liseuse de romans, 1888–1888

Sale Date: June 24, 2003

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Nature morte, vase avec oeillets, 1890–1890

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Nature morte, vase avec oeillets, 1890–1890

Sale Date: June 24, 2003

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Sien nursing baby, 1882–1882

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Sien nursing baby, 1882–1882

Sale Date: May 8, 2003

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Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890–1890

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Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890–1890

Sale Date: May 2, 2003

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Le paysan, 1928–1928

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Le paysan, 1928–1928

Sale Date: March 3, 2003

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Six pines near the enclosure wall, 1889–1889

Vincent van Gogh

Six pines near the enclosure wall, 1889–1889

Sale Date: February 6, 2003

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Cimetière de Saintes-Maries, 1888–1888

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Cimetière de Saintes-Maries, 1888–1888

Sale Date: February 4, 2003

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Weaver, arranging threads, 1884–1884

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Weaver, arranging threads, 1884–1884

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Pollard willow, 1882–1882

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Pollard willow, 1882–1882

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Mère et enfant, 1885–1885

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Mère et enfant, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 6, 2002

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Chaumière avec paysanne béchant, 1885–1885

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Chaumière avec paysanne béchant, 1885–1885

Sale Date: October 18, 2002

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Portrait (Boekverkoper Blok), 1882–1882

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Portrait (Boekverkoper Blok), 1882–1882

Sale Date: June 24, 2002

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Nature morte: Vase aux glaïeuls, 1886–1886

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Nature morte: Vase aux glaïeuls, 1886–1886

Sale Date: June 24, 2002

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Les roses

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Les roses

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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Meadows near Rijswijk, 1882–1882

Vincent van Gogh

Meadows near Rijswijk, 1882–1882

Sale Date: May 9, 2002

Auction Closed

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