Vincent Van Gogh's Accomplishments

Vincent Van Gogh was an artist who self-taught himself to paint with emotion. He was a troubled person who was a skilled painter that used his emotions to battle his depression. He was famed for his technique and style with the brush strokes that used emotion and feelings to move his art work. He produced at least 2,000 works of art in his 10-year career. However, Van Gogh sold one painting only in his lifetime and he did not become successful until his passing on. Van Gogh was inspired by the work that post- impressionists have done with their art and he started to use them with a unique style that will be continued today.
He was born in Holland in 1853. He was a son of a pastor that brought him in a religious atmosphere, however, Van Gogh struggled with his identity and the path he should take in life. In 1869, he got his first job at the Hague branch of an international art dealing firm. He writes lots of letters to his younger brother Theo which will be going on for the rest of Van Gogh life. He took a job in London and Paris, but he did not like the work there and left in 1876. He became an artist at the age of 27 in 1880. He had financial support from his
“Starry Night is one of his best artworks because it was painted from his memory and not a place. This artwork showed a quest of Van Gogh overcoming his illness and reflected the dimness of the disease in the night sky. Starry Night has an enhanced flow that is easy on the eyes” (SHABI).”Fourteen Sunflowers in a Vase describe the color yellow as blooming and it expresses the entire lifespan of the flower with the bright color yellow to wilting and being died” (Gayford). “Church at Auver is based on complex relationship to spirituality and religion. The painting has an acidic tone and the darkness of the church show a quiet setting that leads to the suicide of Vincent Van Gogh.”