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Gogh, Vincent (Willem) van (b. March 30, 1853, Zundert, Neth. — d. July 29, 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris), generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt; he powerfully influenced the current of Expressionism in modern art. His work, all of it produced during a period of only 10 years, hauntingly conveys through its striking colour, coarse brushwork, and contoured forms the anguish of a mental illness that eventually resulted in suicide. Among his masterpieces are numerous self-portraits and the well-known The Starry Night (1889).
[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1994]

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Vincent Gogh (1853-90)

Vincent Gogh
(1853-90)