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Vincent van Gogh

Dutch1853–1890Realism

Portrait of Vincent van Gogh

About

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.

Notable works

Irises

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Works in the collection

295 works

Irises

at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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