Why Did Vincent Van Gogh Die
Wyatt A. Pipkin
Professor Jennifer J. Chase
Hum2250
28 February 2016
DO YOU EVEN VAN GOGH, BRO?
Pipkin 1
On July 27th 1890 Vincent Van Gogh died a fairly young man, completely crazy and lost in his own mind. I want to dive deeper into the life of this brilliant, yet completely crazy man, who has produced more than 2,100 artworks, made up of some 1,300 watercolors and 860 oil paintings(Vincent Van Gogh Biography, quotes & paintings, The Art History Archive; retrieved 12 July 2011), It remains a mystery what exactly drove him to this point, who and what were some of the people and things that …show more content…
He was only 37 at the time and had been dealing with years of terrible anxiety and bouts of mental illness, leading up to this time in his life some of his most famous works were created, “Wheatfield with Crows”, “Starry Starry Night”, and “Starry Night over the Rhone” being just a few of such works. To this day there is no absolute decision on what exactly Van Gogh’s illnesses were, and the kind of effect it had on his work, it has been argued over for centuries and more than 150 psychiatrists have attempted to diagnose him with over 30 different illnesses, ranging from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, syphilis, poisoning from swallowing paint, and epilepsy. All could have been worsened by his borderline alcoholism, thanks to his close friend …show more content…
He then traveled to Brussels, and following his brother’s advice to take up art as a career, he would paint mostly with dark colors, and had a hard time selling his art until after seeing Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli’s work and he adopted a brighter array of colors and was living with his brother. In February of 1888. Feeling bored of Paris, he moved to Arles leaving the more than 200 paintings he had created in just two years while he was there. When his soon to be friend Gauguin visited Van Gogh showed him much kindness and asked him to stay and work with him, but although Van Gogh admired him, Gauguin was domineering and wouldn’t treat Van Gogh as an equal and the relationship quickly crumbled, at this point the only one Van Gogh had left was his
Professor Jennifer J. Chase
Hum2250
28 February 2016
DO YOU EVEN VAN GOGH, BRO?
Pipkin 1
On July 27th 1890 Vincent Van Gogh died a fairly young man, completely crazy and lost in his own mind. I want to dive deeper into the life of this brilliant, yet completely crazy man, who has produced more than 2,100 artworks, made up of some 1,300 watercolors and 860 oil paintings(Vincent Van Gogh Biography, quotes & paintings, The Art History Archive; retrieved 12 July 2011), It remains a mystery what exactly drove him to this point, who and what were some of the people and things that …show more content…
He was only 37 at the time and had been dealing with years of terrible anxiety and bouts of mental illness, leading up to this time in his life some of his most famous works were created, “Wheatfield with Crows”, “Starry Starry Night”, and “Starry Night over the Rhone” being just a few of such works. To this day there is no absolute decision on what exactly Van Gogh’s illnesses were, and the kind of effect it had on his work, it has been argued over for centuries and more than 150 psychiatrists have attempted to diagnose him with over 30 different illnesses, ranging from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, syphilis, poisoning from swallowing paint, and epilepsy. All could have been worsened by his borderline alcoholism, thanks to his close friend …show more content…
He then traveled to Brussels, and following his brother’s advice to take up art as a career, he would paint mostly with dark colors, and had a hard time selling his art until after seeing Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli’s work and he adopted a brighter array of colors and was living with his brother. In February of 1888. Feeling bored of Paris, he moved to Arles leaving the more than 200 paintings he had created in just two years while he was there. When his soon to be friend Gauguin visited Van Gogh showed him much kindness and asked him to stay and work with him, but although Van Gogh admired him, Gauguin was domineering and wouldn’t treat Van Gogh as an equal and the relationship quickly crumbled, at this point the only one Van Gogh had left was his