On July 29, 1890, Vincent van Gogh died of his injuries.

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Yes, in Music Appreciation, for Don McLean's song.

Vincent van Gogh


Self-Portrait, 1889, Musée d'Orsay

Born: Vincent Willem van Gogh; 30 March 1853; Zundert, Netherlands
Died: 29 July 1890 (aged 37); Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Cause of death: Injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest
Resting place: Cimetière d'Auvers-sur-Oise, France; 49°04'31"N 2°10'44"E


Sunflowers (F.458), repetition of the 4th version (yellow
background), August 1889. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam


Wheatfield with Crows, 1890. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsənt ˈʋɪləm vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] (About this soundlisten); 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. He was not commercially successful, and his suicide at thirty-seven came after years of depression and poverty.

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Van Gogh suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions and though he worried about his mental stability, he often neglected his physical health, did not eat properly and drank heavily. His friendship with Gauguin ended after a confrontation with a razor when, in a rage, he severed part of his own left ear. He spent time in psychiatric hospitals, including a period at Saint-Rémy. After he discharged himself and moved to the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, he came under the care of the homeopathic doctor Paul Gachet. His depression persisted, and on 27 July 1890, Van Gogh is believed to have shot himself in the chest with a Lefaucheux revolver. He died from his injuries two days later.

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I keep forgetting that the song is called "Vincent" and not "Starry Night," making my searches difficult):

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A beautiful song my favourite

Sat Jul 29, 2023: On this day, July 29, 1890, Vincent van Gogh died of his injuries.

Fri Jul 30, 2021: On July 29, 1890, Vincent van Gogh died of his injuries.

Fri Jul 30, 2021: Back in the Before Times, I worked in a building that was a few minutes' walk from the

National Gallery of Art, the one on the National Mall in Washington DC. There's one room there with a half-dozen van Goghs hanging on the wall. If you go on a cold day in January, there won't be big crowds. You can walk right up to the paintings and look at them as much as you'd like.

Works of Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 - 1890

They have so many of them that they can't put them all on exhibit at one time.

Boy, was I spoiled.

I've also been to the van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands.

I concur that one should not miss the opportunity to see a van Gogh up close and personal.

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Tue Mar 30, 2021: On this day, March 30, 1853, Vincent van Gogh was born.

[Inkey]

1. I was able to see many of his works

When they were on tour back in 1998
In DC. I was fascinated by the delicacy
of his brush strokes and the boldness of
his style.
I missed seeing the immersive showing
when it on tour a couple years ago .

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2. The still lifes in Amsterdam show what a genius he had with

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The use of color. I would have loved to have heard him describe his process.

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3. Even 30 years after his death, no one would buy his works

It wasn't until 1920 that the Detroit Institute of Arts finally bought one of his self-portraits. It was the first purchase of a Van Gogh by an art museum.



In 2022, the Detroit Institute of Arts held a Van Gogh exhibit that, in addition to its original purchase, featured dozens of other Van Gogh originals. I was lucky enough to attend that exhibit.