Vad blev van Gogh känd för?

Innehållsförteckning:

1. Vad blev van Gogh känd för?
2. What did Van Gogh look like in real life?
3. What illness did Van Gogh have?
4. What is the best book on Van Gogh?
5. What happened to Van Gogh in 1885?

Vad blev van Gogh känd för?

Vincent van Gogh blev erkänd som målare först på 1920-talet, över trettio år efter sin död. En kort tid före sin död målade han av sin läkare Paul Gachet och den målningen såldes hundra år senare (1990) för 82,5 miljoner dollar. Många av hans övriga konstverk finns i van Goghs museum i Amsterdam.

What did Van Gogh look like in real life?

Van Gogh's mental and physical condition is usually apparent; he may appear unkempt, unshaven or with a neglected beard, with deeply sunken eyes, a weak jaw, or having lost teeth. Some show him with full lips, a long face or prominent skull, or sharpened, alert features.

What illness did Van Gogh have?

Whatever the diagnosis, his condition was likely worsened by malnutrition, overwork, insomnia and alcohol. The gun Van Gogh was reputed to have used was rediscovered in 1965 and was auctioned, on , as "the most famous weapon in art history". The gun sold for €162,500 (£144,000; $182,000), almost three times more than expected.

What is the best book on Van Gogh?

The Complete Van Gogh. Phaidon. ISBN 9-2028-6. Hulsker, Jan (1990). Vincent and Theo Van Gogh: A Dual Biography. Fuller Publications. ISBN 937-05-7. Lubin, Albert J. (1972). Stranger on the Earth: A Psychological Biography of Vincent van Gogh. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 978-52-5. McQuillan, Melissa (1989). Van Gogh.

What happened to Van Gogh in 1885?

In August his work was publicly exhibited for the first time, in the shop windows of the dealer Leurs in The Hague. One of his young peasant sitters became pregnant in September 1885; Van Gogh was accused of forcing himself upon her, and the village priest forbade parishioners to model for him.