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| Gogh, Vincent Van was born on March 30, 1853, in ], ] and died on July 29, 1890, in ], near ], ]. He is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after ]; Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only 10 years before he succumed to mental illness and committed suicide. | Gogh, Vincent Van was born on ], 1853, in ], ] and died on ], 1890, in ], near ], ]. He is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after ]; Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only 10 years before he succumed to mental illness and committed suicide. | ||
| ⚫ | He sold only one painting during his lifetime (]; ], ], ]). His fame grew rapidly after his death. His influence on ], ] and early ] was enormous, and it can be seen in many other aspects of 20th-century art. | ||
| ⚫ | He sold only one painting during his lifetime (]; ], ], ]). His fame grew rapidly after his death. His influence on ], ] and early ] was enormous, and it can be seen in many other aspects of 20th-century art. | ||
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Gogh, Vincent Van was born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands and died on July 29, 1890, in Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, France. He is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt; Van Gogh produced all of his work during a period of only 10 years before he succumed to mental illness and committed suicide.
He sold only one painting during his lifetime (Red Vineyard at Arles; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia). His fame grew rapidly after his death. His influence on Expressionism, Fauvism and early abstraction was enormous, and it can be seen in many other aspects of 20th-century art.