Vincent van Gogh

:"Van Gogh" redirects here; for other uses, see Van Gogh (disambiguation)

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Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. He produced all of his work (some 900 paintings and 1100 drawings) during a period of only ten years before he became mentally ill (possibly as a result of bipolar disorder) and committed suicide. He had little success during his lifetime, but his posthumous fame grew rapidly, especially following a showing of 71 of Van Gogh's paintings in Paris on March 17, 1901 (11 years after his death).

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March 30 - 1853 - July 29 - 1890 - Painter - European art history - Mentally ill - Bipolar disorder - Suicide - Paris - March 17 - 1901

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(In Dutch, the name Gogh is pronounced {{IPA|}}; pronunciations used in English include {{IPA|}}, {{IPA|}}, and {{IPA|}}.)

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Van Gogh's influence on expressionism, fauvism and early abstraction was enormous, and can be seen in many other aspects of 20th-century art. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicated to Van Gogh's work and that of his contemporaries. The Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo (also in the Netherlands), has a considerable collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings as well.

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Expressionism - Fauvism - Abstraction - 20th-century - Van Gogh Museum - Amsterdam - Kröller-Müller Museum - Otterlo - Netherlands

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Several paintings by Van Gogh rank among the most expensive paintings in the world. On March 30, 1987, Van Gogh's painting Irises was sold for a record US$53.9 million at Sotheby's; on May 15, 1990, his Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold for US$82.5 million at Christie's, thus establishing a new price record, only beaten by Picasso.

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Most expensive paintings - March 30 - 1987 - Irises - US$ - Sotheby's - May 15 - 1990 - Portrait of Dr. Gachet - Christie's - Picasso

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