Artist profile
Vincent Van Gogh
1853–1890
Dutch · Western Europe
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch painter whose intense color and rhythmic brushwork became foundational to modern art. He first depicted rural laborers and peasant life in the Netherlands, then absorbed Impressionist color and Japanese printmaking while working in Paris and southern France. His landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and self-portraits transformed close observation into emotionally charged images during a career of only ten years.
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Biography
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch painter whose intense color and rhythmic brushwork became foundational to modern art. He first depicted rural laborers and peasant life in the Netherlands, then absorbed Impressionist color and Japanese printmaking while working in Paris and southern France. His landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and self-portraits transformed close observation into emotionally charged images during a career of only ten years.
