Van Gogh’s travels informed the works we revere today.
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Famous for chopping off a piece of his ear in a fit and delivering it to a woman in a brothel, Vincent van Gogh is remembered for his ailing mental health and the many paintings—over 900— he created during his lifetime. Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in the village of Zundert in the Netherlands.
During his lifetime, Van Gogh’s work had little value to no value in the art world; but a century later, the first version of Van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gatchet sold for $82.5 million in 1990 (around $159 million today). Van Gogh heavily financially-dependent on his younger brother Theo van Gogh. Though the relationship was strained at times, both brothers corresponded with each through hundreds of letters over the years.
Well-known paintings such as The Starry Night, Cafe at Night, andWheat Field with Crows were created within a two-year period before his death in July 1890. It was the same wheat field Van Gogh painted in June, that’d he go to shoot himself in the chest.
Though Vincent van Gogh lived a short and destitute life, he created some of the most revered paintings today.
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That was the most superficial and non researched vicent video ive had ever seen.. Lol
Do one about Edward Munch as well
I could see the mutual influences of van gogh and gauguin there if you showed the paintings for more than 1.5 seconds. Not everything has to be delivered in the same format
Good thing he didn't join the army and took over a country. Like other failed painters did.
Poor dude I just wished he could live a little longer to know that he wasn’t a failure
sickening how people exploit people after they die
I feel so sorry for him, I can't explain 😣😣
500,000th view
0:15 what app is that
Kinda reminds me of Heath Ledger
The doctor who comments are satisfying, only wished it had actually happened
Stop pronouncing his name like that
He was 100% a failure while he was alive he became successful after his death he's life was extremely painful and difficult. A lot of these artist had terrible inner Demons.
His art will be remember as a classic for years to come.
It was cool meeting him
Don't you dare call my boi Vincent miserable
I like the visuals very much in this short video, but I feel like it could give a bit more detail onto why his paintings are so valuable and respected, why he became famous, why he became known after he died. Those are all important details to know in a short clip!
All the art he could have made….sigh,what a shame.
Stop saying Vincent van "go" it's pronounced like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceo7E1R78yo
Poor Gogh. It would've been lovely to see his art recognised in his own time, but at least his art can be remembered for years to come.
you failed to mention that he actually did get some recognition as an artist and even sold an artwork for, what would today be approximately 1500€.
From my city, where I live since my birth, right next to Auvers-sur-Oise. I understand why he moved here, it's quite friendly, and the place surely was beautiful back in the 1880's.
an interesting as hell story but also an annoying as hell narrator
Had to do research on him for an end-of-year assignment and it was truly sad— I still think it’s a shame that such a skilled man had a miserable, desolate life. He made art, but that art was never loved until he died. But what good is being loved after you no longer live on this Earth?
The real hero of the story is whom ever told his story and started marketing van gogh’s brand.
He didn't think himself as a failure! He always believed in his paintings and he loved his paintings UNCONDITIONALLY!!!!! And the last letter he wrote said that he believed that one day, people will appreciate his paintings
Your video is stupid. Vincent is and was a great painter and a wonderful human being. You are an idiot. You are sarcastic. You are dumb as dirt.
how do you know he shot himself? where you there were you?
Van Gogh is pronounced "Goff" like "golf" without an "L".
no one really knows if he killed himself….. the evidence points towards something else
No matter how colorful a painting is, there's always a darker, larger shadow behind it.
Why does she sound like she is on the verge of laughter?
well it was a failure for him in all intents and purposes, now his paintings are pawns for rich men and video material for vox media
It’s not van go! It can Gogh. PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT
This video is ass why is it a travel log of where he lived and not a story, Vox y’all are lame as hell for this
Yeah, the Dutch are crazy.
"Vincent van Go"