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Post-Impressionism
Birth: March 30, 1853
Death: July 29, 1890
a Dutch painter, generally considered the greatest after Rembrandt van Rijn, and one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists. The striking colour, emphatic brushwork, and contoured forms of his work powerfully influenced the current of Expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh’s art became astoundingly popular after his death, especially in the late 20th century, when his work sold for record-breaking sums at auctions around the world and was featured in blockbuster touring exhibitions. In part because of his extensive published letters, van Gogh has also been mythologized in the popular imagination as the quintessential tortured artist.(Vincent van Gogh." Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.)
Sunflowers
Sunflowers
Starry night
Starry night
Bedroom in Arles
Bedroom in Arles
The Doctor : Between you and me, in a hundred words, where do you think Van Gogh rates in the history of art?
Curator : Well... um... big question, but, to me Van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Certainly the most popular, great painter of all time. The most beloved, his command of color most magnificent. He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty. Pain is easy to portray, but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world, no one had ever done it before. Perhaps no one ever will again. To my mind, that strange, wild man who roamed the fields of Provence was not only the world's greatest artist, but also one of the greatest men who ever lived.
-Dr.Who
-Dr.Who
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