Portrait of Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh Painting Reproductions 10 of 18

1853-1890

Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter

Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter (Groot Zundert, Brabant, 1853-Auvers-sur-Oise 1890).

Vincent Van Gogh embodied the myth of the misunderstood genius of his time, so much so that his works were ignored in his own time and are today among the most sought-after in the world. He tried to exorcise his inner turmoil through painting. His research into form and color had a lasting influence on the avant-gardes to come.

A pastor's son, Vincent Van Gogh was named after a brother who was stillborn the year before he was born. Four years after his birth, he had another brother, Theodorus (1857-1891), whom he called Theo - and who supported him morally and financially throughout his life.

An unstable child with a talent for drawing, Vincent's uncles included the founder of the Goupil art gallery in Paris, which had numerous branches throughout Europe. He was sent successively to the Hague branch (1869), then to the Brussels and London branches (1873-1876), to learn the art business. Following setbacks in love, he took refuge in mysticism, writing letters to Theo as an outlet for his troubled soul.

After a brief stay in Paris, Van Gogh returned to London and became a schoolteacher in the working-class district of Isleworth. He sensed a true religious vocation, which led him to evangelize the miners of the Borinage region in Belgium. His zeal for evangelism offended the ecclesiastical authorities, who put a stop to it after a year (1879). After several years of solitary wandering, painting took precedence over preaching.

A devotee of Jean-François Millet, Van Gogh devoted himself to the study of landscapes and peasant scenes when he took up oil painting in 1882, on the advice of his cousin by marriage, Anton Mauve (1838-1888).

In Nuenen, near Eindhoven, where he lived for almost two years (December 1883-November 1885), he became familiar with Dutch realism (Potato Eaters, 1885). He then moved to Antwerp to attend the École des Beaux-Arts, where he discovered the work of Peter Paul Rubens. But, put off by the teaching he received, he left again in February 1886 to join his brother in Paris, who took him in at a studio in Montmartre.

Van Gogh frequented the milieu of Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painters (Camille Pissarro, Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac). He joined the studio of Cormon (1845-1924), where he became friends with Émile Bernard and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who were to exert a clear influence on him. The three friends organized their first exhibition in 1887. They didn't sell any paintings, but they knew that their time had not yet come.

In contact with Gauguin, but also under the influence of Japanese prints, Van Gogh refined his research into color; his palette became lighter and more diversified, his style more flexible, giving rise to experiments in still lifes, landscapes and portraits (Père Tanguy, 1887). To perfect his work, he needed to find skies other than those of Paris. So, in February 1888, he moved to Arles. Dazzled by the light of the Midi, Van Gogh made color the very object of his work, rather than just a component of it. He sought the greatest possible intensity in both tones (such as the yellows in the Sunflower series) and chromatic relationships (yellow/blue, yellow/green, blue/green, red/green): flowers (Peach in bloom, "Souvenir de Mauve", 1888), landscapes (the Crau Plain with the ruins of Montmajour), interiors (the Night Café), portraits (Mousmée in the armchair) are charged with great expressivity.

Living alone among the people of Arles, who were suspicious of this strange outsider, Van Gogh sank into depression. Yet he did not abandon his dream of forming a community of painters. He finally persuaded Gauguin to join him. The master of Pont-Aven arrived in Arles in November 1888 and took up residence in the "Yellow House" - his host's studio.

But he couldn't stand Gauguin's inexpressive nature, and on the evening of December 23, 1888, after a more violent argument than the previous ones, he left for the house. Shortly afterwards, Van Gogh took a knife and cut off part of his left ear, which he then took to a prostitute. Two self-portraits bear witness to this gesture.

Admitted to the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence asylum, where he remained for a year (May 1889-May 1890), Van Gogh devoted himself to a style of painting in which elongated brushstrokes and twisted forms convey the force of his torments (Starry night, 1889). As soon as he was discharged, he had to leave Arles under pressure from the locals, whom he frightened.

Terribly weakened, Van Gogh agreed to go to Auvers-sur-Oise, where Dr. Paul Gachet lived. A doctor, but also an art lover and himself a painter in his spare time, Gachet was a friend of Paul Cézanne, Édouard Manet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. Through Théo Van Gogh, he became aware of Vincent's work, the importance of which he immediately sensed, at the same time as his illness. From then on, he never stopped trying to get him to come to Auvers-sur-Oise, drawing criticism - unfounded at the time - from those who accused him of acting out of self-interest.

A real friendship developed between the two men. Gachet succeeded in establishing a climate of trust around Van Gogh, which had a beneficial effect. The painter painted a first portrait of his benefactor, who, filled with admiration, commissioned a second. Perhaps for the first time in his life, Van Gogh was aware that his talent was recognized and his art understood by a man of quality.

Picking up his brushes again, he spent whole days at his easel, executing several of his masterpieces: "The Church of Auvers-sur-Oise", "View from the bedside" (1890), "Cottages at Cordeville", "Wheatfield with Crows". Here again, color is crucial, but it becomes darker, and forms more tortured, like the painter's mind. His inner pain is the strongest: "There's something inside me: what is it?" he desperately wants to know. He only benefited from the help Gachet was able to give him for three months, and ended up quarrelling with Gachet as well.

On July 27, 1890, while out for a walk, Van Gogh shot himself in the chest and, despite Gachet's care, died two days later. This was the end of an artist who had signed over eight hundred canvases, but who, during his lifetime, sold only one, the "The Red Vineyard", bought in Brussels in 1890.

415 Vincent van Gogh Paintings

Still Life with Basket of Six Oranges, March 1888 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Still Life with Basket of Six Oranges March 1888

Oil Painting
$324
Canvas Print
$61.89
SKU: VVG-1318
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 45 x 54 cm
Private Collection

Snowy Landscape with Arles in the Background, 1888 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Snowy Landscape with Arles in the Background 1888

Oil Painting
$472
Canvas Print
$64.86
SKU: VVG-1319
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 50 x 60 cm
Private Collection

Plaster Statuette, a Rose and Two Novels, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Plaster Statuette, a Rose and Two Novels 1887

Oil Painting
$486
Canvas Print
$64.43
SKU: VVG-1320
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 55 x 46 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

Plaster Statuette of a Female Torso, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Plaster Statuette of a Female Torso 1887

Oil Painting
$558
Canvas Print
$56.32
SKU: VVG-1321
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 73 x 54 cm
Takei Art Museum, Kurioso, Japan

Still Life with Grapes, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Still Life with Grapes 1887

Oil Painting
$534
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1323
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 33 x 46.3 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Still Life with Grapes, Apples, Pears and Lemons, Autumn 188 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Still Life with Grapes, Apples, Pears and Lemons Autumn 188

Oil Painting
$398
Canvas Print
$65.37
SKU: VVG-1324
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 46.5 x 55.2 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Still Life with Apples, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Still Life with Apples 1887

Oil Painting
$393
Canvas Print
$72.05
SKU: VVG-1325
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 46 x 61.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Basket of Apples (to his friend Lucien Pissarro), 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Basket of Apples (to his friend Lucien Pissarro) 1887

Oil Painting
$554
Canvas Print
$63.04
SKU: VVG-1326
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 54 x 65 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

Still Life with Basket of Apples, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Still Life with Basket of Apples 1887

Oil Painting
$506
Canvas Print
$65.78
SKU: VVG-1327
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 46.7 x 55.3 cm
Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA

Still Life with Red Cabbages and Onions, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Still Life with Red Cabbages and Onions 1887

Oil Painting
$432
Canvas Print
$59.68
SKU: VVG-1328
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 50 x 64.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Portrait of Pere Tanguy, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Portrait of Pere Tanguy 1887

Oil Painting
$677
Canvas Print
$60.65
SKU: VVG-1329
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 92 x 75 cm
Musee Rodin, Paris, France

Two Cut Sunflowers, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Two Cut Sunflowers 1887

Oil Painting
$515
Canvas Print
$53.51
SKU: VVG-1330
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 43.2 x 61 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Four Cut Sunflowers, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Four Cut Sunflowers 1887

Oil Painting
$664
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1331
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 60 x 100 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

Trees and Undergrowth, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Trees and Undergrowth 1887

Oil Painting
$406
Canvas Print
$64.16
SKU: VVG-1332
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 46.5 x 55.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Seine with the Pont de Clichy, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

The Seine with the Pont de Clichy 1887

Oil Painting
$335
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1333
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 32 x 40.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bridges Across the Seine at Asnieres, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Bridges Across the Seine at Asnieres 1887

Oil Painting
$516
Canvas Print
$60.51
SKU: VVG-1334
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 53.5 x 67 cm
E.G. Buhrle Foundation Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

Vase with Lilacs, Daisies and Anemones, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Vase with Lilacs, Daisies and Anemones 1887

Oil Painting
$433
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1335
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 46 x 38 cm
Musee d'Arte et d'Histoire, Geneve, Switzerland

Undergrowth, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Undergrowth 1887

Oil Painting
$416
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1336
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 46 x 38 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Banks of the Seine with Pont de Clichy in Spring, June 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Banks of the Seine with Pont de Clichy in Spring June 1887

Oil Painting
$440
Canvas Print
$64.02
SKU: VVG-1337
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 48.2 x 57 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA

Vase with Daisies and Anemones, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Vase with Daisies and Anemones 1887

Oil Painting
$495
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1338
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 61.5 x 38.5 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

The Outskirts of Paris, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

The Outskirts of Paris 1887

Oil Painting
$406
SKU: VVG-1339
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection

Park at Asnieres in Spring, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Park at Asnieres in Spring 1887

Oil Painting
$510
Canvas Print
$58.69
SKU: VVG-1340
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 50 x 65 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Pasture in Bloom, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Pasture in Bloom 1887

Oil Painting
$349
Canvas Print
$50.83
SKU: VVG-1341
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 30 x 39 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

Wheat Field with a Lark, 1887 by Vincent van Gogh | Painting Reproduction

Wheat Field with a Lark 1887

Oil Painting
$461
Canvas Print
$63.46
SKU: VVG-1342
Vincent van Gogh
Original Size: 54 x 65.5 cm
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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