Vincent Van Gogh

Born Vincent Willem Van Gogh in Groot-Zundert in 1853, Van Gogh initially worked as an art dealer before devoting his life to painting. His work was influenced by the Impressionists and by Japanese prints. His early paintings are of peasants and reveal visions of poverty and misery. The influence of French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro led Van Gogh to adopt the use of brilliant hues in his paintings. His Post-impressionist style showed the intense colors of green, yellow and blue in swirling brushstrokes and his interest in juxtaposing complimentary colors to reveal their emotional impact. Van Gogh’s most famous paintings are of wheat fields and Starry Night. The Dutch painter suffered mental breakdowns throughout his short life and was committed to mental asylums on several occasions. Painting served as therapy to him until his suicide outside of Paris in 1890. Van Gogh had a great impact on the Expressionist movement in modern art and his work can be seen in museum collections throughout the world.

Vincent Van Gogh Images:
A Fisherman in His Boat
Bedroom at Arles
Bell Lilies in a Copper Vase
Boats at Saint-Marie, 1888
Boats at Saint-Maries, 1888
Cafe Terrace at Night
Church at Auvers
Crown Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase, 1886
Crows in the Wheatfields
Cypress Trees
Enclosed Field with Ploughman
Farmer At Sunset
Farms near Auvers, 1890
Feld Mit Mohnblumen
First Steps
Fishing Boats Near Saintes Maries
Houses at Auvers
I Girasoli
Interior of a Restaurant
Irises (Detail)
Irises in the Garden
La Meridienne
Olive Grove
Olive Trees
Open Air Cafe
Peach Blossoms
Peach Trees In Bloom
Pink and White Roses,1890
Pollarded Willow and Sunset
Poplars on a Hill
Seascape
Starry Night (Detail)
Starry Night Over The Rhone
Sunflowers - Quatorze Tounesold Dans Un Vase
Sunflowers (Detail)
Sunflowers (Green Background)
Sunflowers (Yellow Background)
Sunflowers No. 2
Sunflowers on Blue, 1888
Sunflowers on Gold, 1888
Sunflowers with Yellow Background,1888
Sunflowers,1888
The Chair and the Pipe
The Drawbridge At Arles, 1888
The Drawbridge At Arles,1888
The Garden At Daubigny
The Harvest
The Langlois Bridge
The Mulberry Tree
The Night Cafe
The Night Cafe with Pool Table
The Old Mill
The Olive Trees
The Postman Roulin,1888
The Starry Night
The Starry Night (La Notte Stellata)
The Yellow House
Vase of Roses, 1890
Vase with Irises
Village Street And Stairs With Figures
Vineyards at Auvers, 1890
Vue ensoleille pres d’Auvers
Wheatfield
Wheatfield with Cypresses