This biography of Vincent van Gogh provides an in-depth look at the life of the renowned Dutch painter. From his early years in the Netherlands to his time in France, readers will explore the events that shaped the artist's life and work. The book also examines the
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. His suicide at 37 followed years of mental illness and poverty.