Irises, 1889, by Vincent van Gogh, 1853–1890

Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s prolific output and signature style only begin to speak to his profound legacy as one of the great geniuses of the Post-Impressionist era. Although he began his art journey with formal painting and drawing lessons, Vincent found this instruction to be too traditional and (in a letter to his brother Theo) “fundamentally wrong.” Thereafter, he was largely self-taught, first finding inspiration in the peasant life of farmers, laborers, and weavers and depicting them in dark, somber tones. After moving to Paris in 1886, the influence of modern art began to transform his palette into brighter colors; his themes also took on a lighter mood, moving to subjects like cafés, country landscapes, portraits, orchards, and floral still-lifes, for which he is perhaps most well known.

But Vincent grew restless with city life and moved to the South of France where his art flourished but his mental health languished. Haunted by his own demons, he was hospitalized twice for lengthy periods due to, as Theo put it, “that most dreadful illness, of madness.” Vincent sought solace in painting and explored his world by experimenting with the possibilities of color; during his bouts of melancholy, he was almost feverishly productive. Though he struggled to support himself during his too-short life, Van Gogh posthumously became not only one of the greatest Dutch painters of all time, but also one of the most influential figures in Western art.

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