An article on the life story of Van Gogh and the characteristics of his works.

"His life was the most difficult and arduous and brilliant one that people experienced ..."

Van Gogh, 37, shot himself in despair ...

Today, Van Gogh has become a great artist, an alien, an eternal genius and ascetic in the history of art. [Van Gogh ... His father is Theodore Lou Van Gogh, a local priest. His mother's name was Anna Cornelia. Four years later, Van Gogh's younger brother Theo was born. He was the biggest and staunchest supporter and admirer of Van Gogh in his life.

Van Gogh didn't like learning when he was a child, but he was very talented in language. He can speak English, German and French, and he can also write letters with them. In addition, he learned Latin and Greek when he studied religion later, and his mother tongue was Dutch. He always knows six languages. This shows that Van Gogh is a very clever man, and he is not a madman! This must be clarified! Please see the article "A madman can't be used to describe him".

In p>1861, Van Gogh entered primary school. In 1869, 16-year-old Van Gogh entered the Hague branch of Paris Courier Company (the largest gallery in Europe at that time) under the introduction of uncle Vincent, an artist with the same name as Van Gogh. This shop was founded by Uncle Vincent. The current manager is a young Mr. Testiger. The shop sells paintings and replicas of famous paintings. Van Gogh works as a shop assistant there. Later, he was transferred to the London branch for his excellent work. Van Gogh's simple, sincere and enthusiastic personality made others like him very much, and his future seemed to be bright, because his uncle was one of the largest art dealers in Europe at that time, and he was considered as the ideal successor of this famous art dealer.

Van Gogh learned a lot of artistic knowledge and read a lot of literary works through his work during these days (Van Gogh loved reading all his life, as can be seen from his letters), which made him have a high artistic appreciation at a very young age, which also laid the foundation for him to become an outstanding artist in the future. His favorite painters are Miller, Rembrandt, Brayton and others.

in p>1871, my father was transferred to Helvette.

In the summer of p>1872, Van Gogh returned to Helvette to visit his parents and meet his younger brother Theo, who was studying abroad. In August, Theo went to The Hague, and Van Gogh and his younger brother had a pleasant and unforgettable day. After Theo left, they began a lifelong correspondence. These more than 65 letters written by Van Gogh to Theo are the most important information for us to understand Van Gogh. (Please see the collection of Van Gogh's letters on this website)

In p>1873, Theo began to work in the Brussels branch of Gubil Company and became a colleague with Van Gogh.

In p>1874, Van Gogh failed to propose to the landlord's daughter in London, which was the first great blow. Desperate, he lost his enthusiasm for his work, and his customers and colleagues all had great opinions on him. Finally, at the beginning of 1876, Van Gogh was fired by Gubil Company.

Van Gogh got a job as a teacher through the advertisement in the newspaper. In April 1876, he came to Ramsgate, a seaside town in England, and worked as an unpaid trainee teacher in a school run by Mr. Stokes. In July, the school moved to Lovas, but after the probation period, Van Gogh still didn't get his salary. He began to find another way out. At this time, he was lucky enough to meet the local pastor Jones, and served as an assistant teacher in the school run by the pastor. Later, he became an assistant pastor, and even Van Gogh had his first missionary. This is exactly what he dreamed of, because after falling out of love in London, he has already devoted himself to religion and become a "religious fanatic".

In December, Van Gogh went home for Christmas. Never returned to England after that. The specific reason is unknown.

In p>1877, with the help of Uncle Vincent, Van Gogh worked as a clerk in a bookstore in Dordrecht. But because he devoted himself to religion and neglected his work, he lost his job again four months later.

In May p>1877, with his father's consent, he came to Amsterdam and stayed at Uncle John's home, then commander of the Dutch navy, to prepare for the entrance examination for the seminary. Van Gogh's uncle is a respected priest and found the best teacher for him. But because he was eager to engage in practical work and hated obscure Latin and Greek, he gave up continuing his studies.

In July p>1878, I entered the Missionary School in Brussels, but I still didn't get the graduation letter.

in December of the same year, he resolutely went to the mining area in Borinage, Belgium to work as a priest. It's a place like hell. The miners live an inhuman life and often have gas explosions. In order to give the miners the greatest help, Van Gogh ate and lived in the same shabby house as the miners, and gave them all his food and articles. Later, because of his "enthusiasm" for work and his "ugly" image, the church thought that he had damaged the image of the priest and fired him. But Van Gogh's behavior was respected by miners, and some people regarded him as a saint.

After being fired again, Van Gogh did not leave immediately, but continued to volunteer for missionary and relief work. At this time, he is going to engage in art!

in October, 188, I went to Brussels to study and write at the recommendation of my friend.

in April p>1881, Van Gogh returned to Eton, where his parents lived. He began to study and create paintings, and his family and relatives have begun to be disappointed with him (in fact, they have always been disappointed). But at this time, Van Gogh's passion for art, which was deeply buried in his heart, has just begun to burn.

During his stay in Eton, he fell in love with his cousin Kai (the daughter of a priest uncle who had helped Van Gogh). He got along well with Kai, but when he proposed to marry her, he was rejected again! Kay fled back to Amsterdam. Infatuated Van Gogh went to Kay's parents' residence to find her, but Kay's father refused Van Gogh's request. Van Gogh put a hand on the lighted candle and deliberately set himself on fire. Kay's father finally had to blow out the candle ... Van Gogh left.

Van Gogh, who was hit again, came to The Hague. He was helped by Anton Moff, a famous painter's relative. Under Moff's guidance, Van Gogh made rapid progress in painting techniques. He also got the support of Testiger, manager of the Gubil branch in The Hague. But later, for various reasons, for example, Van Gogh once rejected Muff's suggestion: painting plaster statues. However, it is more reasonable to say that Van Gogh finally broke up with Muff and Testiger because of his association with Sean. His life is in trouble again. He could only live on the money sent by his brother Theo every month, and this kind of life supported by his brother continued until Van Gogh committed suicide.

In February p>1882, Van Gogh met his daughter Sean and lived with her. Out of sympathy for his miserable life, Van Gogh decided to live a quiet life with Sean. Everyone is against their union, even Theo. They finally broke up.

In mid-September, after breaking up with Sean, Van Gogh left The Hague for Drenthe, the northern Netherlands, and began to wander and write for several months.

Van Gogh, who was 3 years old at the end of p>1883, came to his parents' new home in Newnan.

On March 26th, 1885, Van Gogh's father died. In those days, Van Gogh finished one of his famous works (the so-called fame is the evaluation of later generations, and no one knew Van Gogh at that time), The Potato Eater. Van Gogh in this period was influenced by Dutch painting school, Rembrandt and other painters. The pictures were deep, thick and had a strong local flavor. On the one hand, farmers who like painting are out of respect and admiration for workers, and also influenced by his spiritual mentor-Miller.

In November p>1885, Van Gogh went to Antwerp to study while creating. He began to admire Rubens and came into contact with Japanese ukiyo-e paintings.

In February p>1886, Van Gogh suddenly went to Paris to live with his younger brother Theo. Theo was already a well-known art dealer at that time, and he highly admired Impressionists and neo-impressionism painters. Under the introduction of his younger brother, Van Gogh met painters such as paul gauguin, Emile Bernard, Toulouse-Lautrec, Camille pissarro and Seurat. I also got to know Donkey, who runs painting supplies. Van Gogh in this period was deeply influenced by impressionist painting, and the picture became bright and fresh, and some impressionist techniques such as stippling were used. At the same time, he also began to create famous self-portraits.

At the beginning of p>1888, 35-year-old Van Gogh was tired of the city life in Paris and went to the small town of Arles in southern France to look for the bright sunshine and boundless farmland he longed for. He rented the "Yellow House" and prepared to establish the "Painter's House" (also known as "Southern Studio"). His creation really reached a climax. Sunflower, Night Cafe-Outdoor, Night Cafe-Indoor, Harvest Scenery and Fishing Boat on the Coast are the representative works of this period. But he still can only * theo's subsidized life.

During his stay in Arles, Van Gogh met Lu Lin, the postman. The kind Lulin may be Van Gogh's only friend in Arles. Van Gogh also painted many portraits for their family.

in October, Gauguin came to Arles to live with Van Gogh, which Van Gogh dreamed of. In order to decorate Gauguin's house, he planned to draw a dozen (12) sunflowers, but unfortunately he didn't finish it. His feelings for Gauguin are complicated. He respects Gauguin very much, but they often quarrel because of their differences in personality and art. Later, Van Gogh became often insane because of overwork. After a quarrel with Gauguin, he lost his mind and tried to "assassinate" Gauguin. After Gauguin ran away, Van Gogh returned to the "Yellow House" and cut off a part of his right ear and gave it to a local girl ... This is the famous "ear cutting incident". Gauguin left, and Van Gogh's grand plan to establish a "painter's home" ended. He also fell into the quagmire of mental illness.

in April p>1889, Theo got married.

In May, Van Gogh came to the monastery in Saint-Remy with mixed feelings to receive psychiatric treatment (Van Gogh should have epilepsy, and some people have concluded that van Gogh had this disease because his family had this medical history).

He gets sick every once in a while, but he is extremely sober at ordinary times (epileptic patients are like ordinary people when they are not sick) and has created a lot of works. At this time, Van Gogh has completely surpassed Impressionism, formed his own unique style, and became a master of painting with his heart!

Van Gogh believes that painting should not only be satisfied with imitating the external image of things ... but also express the artist's subjective opinions and emotions while depicting nature by feeling and truth, so as to make the works have personality and unique style.

It can be said that expressing the artist's subjective feelings with painting is the theme of some painting schools and even the whole modern art since then. But at that time, Van Gogh and Gauguin were not understood at all, so Van Gogh only sold one oil painting in his life, and his artistic creation in the past ten years was carried out with the support of Theo. Starry Moon Night is the most famous work in the period of Saint Remy, and it can also be said that it is the most famous one of all his works.

In May p>189, Van Gogh went to Paris to meet his younger brother Theo, his wife and their son who had just been born for more than a year. (Van Gogh's nephew was also named Vincent Van Gogh, who later became an excellent engineer, and the Van Gogh Art Museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands was founded on his behalf. )

On May 21st, Van Gogh moved to Orville near Paris to be treated by Dr. Gachet. Everything is going well. However, the famous work "The Rye and the Crow" is considered to foretell the death of Van Gogh.

Sunday, July 27th. Van Gogh shot himself when he was out sketching! But he missed the point and was taken home. He refused to receive treatment. It is also said that the bullet is too deep to be cured. )

On the morning of July 28th, Theo arrived in Orville. He sat beside Van Gogh's bed and recalled his childhood with him ...

Van Gogh said, "The pain will last forever"

At dawn on July 29th, Van Gogh died.

on July 3th, a funeral was held. Only Theo, Gachet, Bernard, Lucian pissarro (son of famous painter pissarro) and Donkey attended the funeral.

After committing suicide, in a letter found on Van Gogh, Van Gogh said, "Speaking of my career, I gave my life for it, because of it, my reason has almost collapsed."

Theo was bedridden with grief and died six months after Van Gogh's death.

Later, he was buried with Van Gogh in Orville Cemetery. Their brother's story will touch the whole world.

After that, thanks to the efforts of Theo's wife Joanna, she lent Van Gogh's paintings to the exhibition. In fact, before van Gogh died, critics praised him, and his fame grew bigger and bigger.

In p>197, Van Gogh's mother died. He lived to the day when his son became famous, and she regretted throwing Van Gogh's paintings.

Theo's wife Joanna sorted out Van Gogh's mountains of oil paintings and sketches, and hundreds of letters to Theo.

in p>1914, van Gogh's letters were published. Van Gogh's life is gradually known to people all over the world.

Joanna died in p>1927.

In p>1934, The Life of Van Gogh was published. Today, this book has sold tens of millions of copies, and many people like Van Gogh through this book.

In p>1962, thanks to the efforts of Van Gogh's nephew, the Dutch government built the National Van Gogh Art Museum in Amsterdam, and kept Van Gogh's works and letters forever. This is also the art museum with the largest collection of Van Gogh's works.

Van Gogh's nephew died in p>1978. He saw the completion of the Van Gogh Art Museum before his death.

Today, Van Gogh has become a world-famous artist .......

His "The Portrait of Dr. Gachet" still holds the highest auction record in the world-$82.5 million.

Van Gogh died at the age of 37, and his major works were completed in the last few years of his life. There are more than 8 oil paintings, more than 1 sketches, watercolors, prints and other works. This site only selected some of the most representative works to show you.

Van Gogh is a master of painting with his mind. He said: "My work is my body and soul. For it, I am willing to risk losing my life and reason."

Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne are all outstanding painters of post-impressionism. They all surpass impressionism painting, and they are teachers of modern art and eternal stars who illuminate the history of human art!

Note: In March 1987, Van Gogh's Sunflower was bought by An Tian Fire and Marine Insurance Company at a high price of 22.5 million pounds. (According to the recent price comparison, 1 pound =15. 8 yuan's RMB is about 355.5 million yuan, that is, 355.5 million yuan. At another auction, the portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold for 82.5 million dollars, which still holds the highest record in the world art auction, about 684.75 billion yuan, which is really priceless. )

To be brief:

Introduction to Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh (1853.3.3-189.7.29) was born in a family of rural priests in the Netherlands. He is one of the three great masters of post-impressionism

Van Gogh worked as a shop assistant in a painting shop when he was young, which was his earliest "art education". Later came to Paris, and impressionist painting.