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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Vincent van Gogh (508 results)
Peasant digging up potatoes, 1885–1885

Vincent van Gogh

Peasant digging up potatoes, 1885–1885

Sale Date: November 13, 1989

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Sorrow, 1882–1882

Vincent van Gogh

Sorrow, 1882–1882

Sale Date: November 13, 1989

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Orphan man: bust length, 1882–1882

Vincent van Gogh

Orphan man: bust length, 1882–1882

Sale Date: November 13, 1989

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Bald headed orphan man, 1882–1883

Vincent van Gogh

Bald headed orphan man, 1882–1883

Sale Date: November 13, 1989

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View from the window of Vincent's..., 1883–1883

Vincent van Gogh

View from the window of Vincent's..., 1883–1883

Sale Date: November 13, 1989

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L'homme est en mer, 1889–1889

Vincent van Gogh

L'homme est en mer, 1889–1889

Sale Date: October 18, 1989

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Nature morte aux pinceaux dans un pot à , 1884–1884

Vincent van Gogh

Nature morte aux pinceaux dans un pot à , 1884–1884

Sale Date: June 26, 1989

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I dintorni di Croy Castle vicino ad Aarle

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I dintorni di Croy Castle vicino ad Aarle

Sale Date: June 6, 1989

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Etudes de personnages, 1890–1890

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Etudes de personnages, 1890–1890

Sale Date: May 11, 1989

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Le moulin, 1881–1881

Vincent van Gogh

Le moulin, 1881–1881

Sale Date: May 11, 1989

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BACKYARD WITH TWO FIGURES, 1882–1882

Vincent van Gogh

BACKYARD WITH TWO FIGURES, 1882–1882

Sale Date: May 10, 1989

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Mas a Saintes-Maries, 1888–1888

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Mas a Saintes-Maries, 1888–1888

Sale Date: April 4, 1989

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La prière, 1882–1882

Vincent van Gogh

La prière, 1882–1882

Sale Date: November 30, 1988

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Nature morte: scabiosa et ranunculus, 1886–1886

Vincent van Gogh

Nature morte: scabiosa et ranunculus, 1886–1886

Sale Date: November 12, 1988

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Le moissonneur, 1889–1889

Vincent van Gogh

Le moissonneur, 1889–1889

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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Studies of peasants working: sower and diggers, 1890

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Studies of peasants working: sower and diggers, 1890

Sale Date: June 28, 1988

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LE GARCON FORGERON, 1882–1882

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LE GARCON FORGERON, 1882–1882

Sale Date: May 12, 1988

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Pont de Clichy, 1887–1887

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Pont de Clichy, 1887–1887

Sale Date: May 10, 1988

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Barn and farmhouse

Vincent van Gogh

Barn and farmhouse

Sale Date: March 30, 1988

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Petite ferme

Vincent van Gogh

Petite ferme

Sale Date: March 30, 1988

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Tête de paysanne, 1885–1885

Vincent van Gogh

Tête de paysanne, 1885–1885

Sale Date: March 29, 1988

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Sien with umbrella, 1883–1883

Vincent van Gogh

Sien with umbrella, 1883–1883

Sale Date: December 1, 1987

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Le perroquet vert, 1885–1885

Vincent van Gogh

Le perroquet vert, 1885–1885

Sale Date: December 1, 1987

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OLD MAN WARMING HIMSELF, 1881–1881

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OLD MAN WARMING HIMSELF, 1881–1881

Sale Date: November 12, 1987

Auction Closed

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