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Expressive luminosity of color and blotchy brushwork are Vincent van Gogh’s distinguishing characteristics which made him the model of Expressionist painters at the turn of the century. Born in 1853, the vicar’s son originally planned to study theology. Professional and personal failure led him to painting, in which he saw a way of giving expression to mental and emotional tension. His own painting style was primarily developed autodidactically. In 1888, he settled in Arles, and this stay in Provence, which only lasted a year, is seen as the zenith of his creative work. In 1890, he died from the consequences of a suicide attempt. Van Gogh’s pictures, which were not saleable during his lifetime, are today auctioned at very high prices.
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