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'''Vincent Willem van Gogh''' (Groot-Zundert, [[Holland]] 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, [[France]] 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. In Paris he met [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Claude Monet|Monet]], and [[Paul Gauguin]], | '''Vincent Willem van Gogh''' (Groot-Zundert, [[Holland]] 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, [[France]] 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. In Paris he met [[Camille Pissarro]], [[Claude Monet|Monet]], and [[Paul Gauguin]], | ||
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Vincent Willem van Gogh (Groot-Zundert, Holland 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, France 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter. In Paris he met Camille Pissarro, Monet, and Paul Gauguin,
| “ | I can’t change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture | ” |
Works
The works of his early Dutch period are somber-toned, genre paintings of which the most famous is "The Potato Eaters". View of Paris from Montmartre, Paris Seen from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic, Terrace of the Cafè "La Guinguuette" and others are based on a typical Impressionist interpretation. Vincent van Gogh painted several pictures using the techniques of Pointillism, e. g. The Vase with Daisies and Anemones. Among his last works are religious works after Delacroix, Pietà and Good Samaritan, the masterpiece The Church in Auvers, multiple landscapes and portraits.
See also
External links
- Vincent van Gogh Guggenheim Collection.
- Vincent van Gogh: Biography Van Gogh Gallery.