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Vincent Willem van Gogh [note 1] (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] ⓘ; [note 2] 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
At least four contemporary novelists have focused on the women Van Gogh knew and painted in his final days at Auvers-sur-Oise. Alyson Richman in The Last Van Gogh (2006) has Marguerite Gachet, daughter of the doctor, recount her love affair with the artist in his last three months. Three others use the fictional diary form.
Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh-Bonger played a key role in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's posthumous fame.
Van Gogh's drawing of 87 Hackford Road. In July 1869, Van Gogh's uncle, “Cent” Van Gogh, helped him obtain a position with the art dealer Goupil & Cie in The Hague.After his training, in June 1873, Goupil transferred him to London, where he lodged at 87 Hackford Road, Brixton, [1] and worked at Messrs. Goupil & Co., 17 Southampton Street. [2]
Van Gogh lived with his parents in Nuenen in 1884 and 1885 when the still life paintings were made. Behind the vicarage was a large enclosed yard with vegetable plots and a small orchard. Van Gogh made many paintings of the resulting produce, such as potatoes, cabbages, and apples. [9]
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Van Gogh did not begin painting until his late twenties, and most of his best-known works were produced during his final two years. He produced more than 2,000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. In 2013, Sunset at Montmajour became the first full-sized Van Gogh painting to be newly confirmed since 1928 ...
Vincent van Gogh's painting, "Self Portrait with a Straw Hat," is displayed at "Vincent van Gogh: The Drawings" during a press preview at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2005.