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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Eight Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, 1937

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Eight Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, 1937

Sale Date: August 17, 2023

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Boerin bij de wastobbe, in een tuin (Woman..., 1885

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Boerin bij de wastobbe, in een tuin (Woman..., 1885

Sale Date: June 28, 2023

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Orphan man, wearing a blouse, sitting with a , 1882

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Orphan man, wearing a blouse, sitting with a , 1882

Sale Date: June 28, 2023

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Sower (Front View), 1882

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Sower (Front View), 1882

Sale Date: May 17, 2023

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Jardin devant le Mas Debray, 1887

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Jardin devant le Mas Debray, 1887

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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Weesman met een hoge hoed in zijn linkerhand, 1882

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Weesman met een hoge hoed in zijn linkerhand, 1882

Sale Date: May 13, 2023

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Les Roses., 1927–1928

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Les Roses., 1927–1928

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot) (Head..., 1885

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Kop van een vrouw (Gordina de Groot) (Head..., 1885

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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L’Homme à la pipe (portrait du Docteur Gachet), 1890

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L’Homme à la pipe (portrait du Docteur Gachet), 1890

Sale Date: November 25, 2022

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邮差

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邮差

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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内宁的牧师家

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内宁的牧师家

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather, 1882

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Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather, 1882

Sale Date: November 14, 2022

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Verger avec cyprès, 1888

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Verger avec cyprès, 1888

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Parc à Arles avec un coin de la Maison Jaune, 1888

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Parc à Arles avec un coin de la Maison Jaune, 1888

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Weilanden bij Rijswijk en de Schenkweg, 1882

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Weilanden bij Rijswijk en de Schenkweg, 1882

Sale Date: June 28, 2022

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Nature morte, cafetière en cuivre et deux..., 1885

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Nature morte, cafetière en cuivre et deux..., 1885

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Champs pr ès des Alpilles, 1889

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Champs pr ès des Alpilles, 1889

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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L’Homme à la pipe (portrait du Docteur Gachet), 1890

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L’Homme à la pipe (portrait du Docteur Gachet), 1890

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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Head of a man wearing a hat (Tête..., 1886–1887

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Head of a man wearing a hat (Tête..., 1886–1887

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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The Rhone River, 1889

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The Rhone River, 1889

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

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Les Roses., 1927–1928

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Les Roses., 1927–1928

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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A Pair of Lovers (Eglogue en Provence), 1888

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A Pair of Lovers (Eglogue en Provence), 1888

Sale Date: March 2, 2022

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Landschap met Lopende Vrouw, 1883

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Landschap met Lopende Vrouw, 1883

Sale Date: March 1, 2022

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蒙马朱尔 石版画

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蒙马朱尔 石版画

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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