Vincent van Gogh Biography, His Life and Times

Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853 in Netherlands. His father was a Pastor. His family was very cultured and religious. In his early years Vincent Gogh was very shy and having lack of confidence. His emotional nature was one of his weaknesses.

Vincent van Gogh decided to become an artist in the year 1860-80. Before that he use to work as a clerk in a bookstore. In also worked as a preacher in a district of Belgium but his overzealousness let him be dismissed from that post. In Belgium only he studied art. He made some sharply lit paintings like in 1885 ‘The Potato Eaters’.

Vincent Gogh’s brother was the manager of the Goupil’s Gallery in Paris. Vincent went there and studied Carmon. He tried to improve his style of painting. He started learning how to do short brushstrokes. Initially Vincent Gogh uses dark palette but after coming in touch with Monet, Ganguin he decided to make his palette little lighter.

Vincent was little nervous kind of person that made him vulnerable and he deteriorates his health by doing nightlong discussions and paintings. He went to South of Arles for establishing an Arts school but none of his friends joined him except Ganguin. But with Ganguin also Vincent had seen many disastrous results. After all this failure Vincent Gogh became insane and started living life with fits of madness. Later he sent to asylum for treatment.

In 1890 when he became little fine he came back under the supervision of Dr. Gachet. But within two months he shot himself and died. Vincent Gogh’s career was very short but his technique of brushstroke was unique. His brush movement and line was very perfect. The content and form of Vincent paintings was very powerful. His paintings show his emotions and gives a rythematic look.  In his paintings he showed his madness and essence of man and nature. His only one painting was sold in his whole career but he was a great painter.