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Gachet had treated several artists before and had been recommended to him by Pissarro. Vincent's depression deepened, and on July 27, at the age of 37, Van Gogh shot himself in the chest. The immediate result was that he survived, and he returned to the Ravoux Inn. He died there two days later, with Theo at his side, who reported his last words as "La tristesse durera toujours" (French for "the sadness will last forever").
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All these works were done in a period of about 11 years (1879-1890). This was during the post-Impressionism period. Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting which began in France as a reaction against the restrictions and conventions of the dominant Academic art. Its naturalistic and down-to-earth treatment of its subject matter, most commonly landscapes, has its roots in the French Realism of Camille Corot and others. Post-Impressionism is a period of art that was influenced by Impressionism, but the artists took their art in other directions. Van Gogh's early period includes all his work from 1879-1885. In this period he painted The Potato Eaters, which is commonly referred to as his first …show more content…
Then, eleven years after his death, at a showing of seventy-one of his paintings in Paris, van Gogh grew to fame. Today, some of van Gogh's paintings rank among the most expensive in the world. He left behind a legacy that affected many artists of and after his time. He especially had an enormous affect on expressionism, fauvism, and early abstraction, which can be seen in numerous works of the twentieth century. Vincent van Gogh is often considered the greatest Dutch painter (aside from Rembrandt) and one of the greatest painters in European
All these works were done in a period of about 11 years (1879-1890). This was during the post-Impressionism period. Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting which began in France as a reaction against the restrictions and conventions of the dominant Academic art. Its naturalistic and down-to-earth treatment of its subject matter, most commonly landscapes, has its roots in the French Realism of Camille Corot and others. Post-Impressionism is a period of art that was influenced by Impressionism, but the artists took their art in other directions. Van Gogh's early period includes all his work from 1879-1885. In this period he painted The Potato Eaters, which is commonly referred to as his first …show more content…
Then, eleven years after his death, at a showing of seventy-one of his paintings in Paris, van Gogh grew to fame. Today, some of van Gogh's paintings rank among the most expensive in the world. He left behind a legacy that affected many artists of and after his time. He especially had an enormous affect on expressionism, fauvism, and early abstraction, which can be seen in numerous works of the twentieth century. Vincent van Gogh is often considered the greatest Dutch painter (aside from Rembrandt) and one of the greatest painters in European