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CONTENTS Young Scheveningen Woman ..................................................................................14 The Prayer ........................................................................................................................15 Beach at Scheveninqen .............................................................................................16 Farmhouses ...................................................................................................................17 Spinning Wheel .............................................................................................................18 The Potato Eaters .........................................................................................................19 The Old Cemetnl Tower at Nuenen ....................................................................... 20 Cottage at Nightfall ..................................................................................................... 21 Still Life with Th Fee Bottles ...................................................................................... 22 Still Life with Bible .........................................................................................................23 Portrait of an Old Man with Beard ............................................................................24 The Parsonage at Neunen ...........................................................................................25 A Pair of Shoes .................................................................................................................26 Still Life with a Basket of Potatoes ............................................................................27 Vase with Daisies ............................................................................................................28 Skull with Burning Cigarette ......................................................................................29 Montmartre Quarry The Mills ....................................................................................30 Basket with Pansies on a Table ..................................................................................31 View of the Roofs of Paris ............................................................................................32 A Pair of Shoes .................................................................................................................33 Japonaiserie .....................................................................................................................34 Flowerpot with Chives ..................................................................................................35 Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe ..................................................................................36 Restaurant at Asnieres ..................................................................................................37 Trees and Undergrowth ...............................................................................................38 The Seine ...........................................................................................................................39 The Alyscamps .................................................................................................................40 The Novel Reader ...........................................................................................................41 Encampment of Gypsies ..............................................................................................42 Spectators in the Arena at Arles ................................................................................43 The Red Vineyard ............................................................................................................44 Still Life：French NoveI ................................................................................................45 A Garden with Flowers .................................................................................................46 The Old Mill .......................................................................................................................47 The Sower ..........................................................................................................................48 The White Orchard .........................................................................................................49 Pink Peach Tree in Blossom ........................................................................................50 Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Tress .................................................................51 An Old Woman of Arles ................................................................................................52 View of Arles ....................................................................................................................53 Fishing Boats on the Beach ........................................................................................54 Portrait of a One-Eyed Man ........................................................................................55 The Langlois Bridqe at Arles .......................................................................................56 The Seascape at Saintes-Maries ................................................................................57 The YelIow House ...........................................................................................................58
Vincent's Bedroom in Arles ........................................................................................59 Gauguin's Chair ..............................................................................................................60 Self-Portrait with Felt Hat ...........................................................................................61 Blossoming AImond Branch ......................................................................................62 Self-Portrait as an Artis63 ...........................................................................................63 The Road Menders ........................................................................................................64 Enclosed Field with Rising Sun .................................................................................65 Vincent's Chair with his Pipe .....................................................................................66 Wheatfield with Cypresses .........................................................................................67 Self-Portrait ......................................................................................................................68 Lilacs ...................................................................................................................................69 Wheatfield with Reaper and Sun .............................................................................70 Crab on its Back ..............................................................................................................71 A Pair Of Wooden Clogs ..............................................................................................72 Sunflowers .......................................................................................................................73 Evening：The Watch(after Millet) ...........................................................................74 Olive Grove .......................................................................................................................75 The Garden of Saint Paul's HospitaI ........................................................................76 Undergrowth with lvy ..................................................................................................77 Pieta(after Delacroix) ....................................................................................................78 Death,S Head Moth .......................................................................................................79 The Church at Auvers ...................................................................................................80 Portrait of Dr.Gachet .....................................................................................................81 Marguerite Gachet in Her Garden ...........................................................................82 The Good Samaritan .....................................................................................................83 Prisoners Exercising(after Dore) ...............................................................................84 Thatched Cottacles in Cordeville .............................................................................85 Pine Trees with Figure ..................................................................................................86 The Garden of Dr.Gachet ............................................................................................87 Village Street and Steps ..............................................................................................88 Noon：Rest from Work ...............................................................................................89 Portrait of Adeline Ravoux .........................................................................................90 lrises ...................................................................................................................................91 Wheatfield with Crows ................................................................................................92 Daubigny's Garden .......................................................................................................93 The Plough and the Harrow ......................................................................................94 Landscape with the Chateau ....................................................................................95
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INDEX A Garden with Flowers ..................................................................................................46 A Pair of Shoes .................................................................................................................26 A Pair of Shoes .................................................................................................................33 A Pair Of Wooden Clogs ..............................................................................................72 An Old Woman of Arles ................................................................................................52 Basket with Pansies on a Table ..................................................................................31 Beach at Scheveninqen ..............................................................................................16 Blossoming AImond Branch ......................................................................................62 Cottage at Nightfall .....................................................................................................21 Crab on its Back ..............................................................................................................71 Daubigny's Garden .......................................................................................................93 Death,S Head Moth .......................................................................................................79 Encampment of Gypsies ...............................................................................................42 Enclosed Field with Rising Sun .................................................................................65 Evening The Watch(after Millet) ................................................................................74 Farmhouses  .....................................................................................................................17 Fishing Boats on the Beach .........................................................................................54 Flowerpot with Chives .................................................................................................35 Gauguin's Chair ..............................................................................................................60 Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe .................................................................................36 Japonaiserie .....................................................................................................................34 Landscape with the Chateau ....................................................................................95 Lilacs ...................................................................................................................................69 lrises ...................................................................................................................................91 Marguerite Gachet in Her Garden ...........................................................................82 Montmartre Quarry The Mills ....................................................................................30 Noon Rest from Work ..................................................................................................89 Olive Grove .......................................................................................................................75 Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Tress .................................................................51 Pieta(after Delacroix) ....................................................................................................78 Pine Trees with Figure ..................................................................................................86 Pink Peach Tree in Blossom .........................................................................................50 Portrait of a One-Eyed Man .........................................................................................55 Portrait of Adeline Ravoux .........................................................................................90 Portrait of an Old Man with Beard ............................................................................24 Portrait of Dr.Gachet .....................................................................................................81 Prisoners Exercising(after Dore) ...............................................................................84 Restaurant at Asnieres ..................................................................................................37 Self-Portrait ......................................................................................................................68 Self-Portrait as an Artist ..............................................................................................63 Self-Portrait with Felt Hat ...........................................................................................61 Skull with Burning Cigarette ......................................................................................29 Spectators in the Arena at Arles .................................................................................43 Spinning Wheel ..............................................................................................................18 Still Life with a Basket of Potatoes ............................................................................27
Still Life with Bible ..........................................................................................................23 Still Life with Th Fee Bottles .......................................................................................22 Still Life French NoveI ..................................................................................................45 Sunflowers .......................................................................................................................73 Thatched Cottacles in Cordeville .............................................................................85 The Alyscamps .................................................................................................................40 The Church at Auvers ...................................................................................................80 The Garden of Dr.Gachet ............................................................................................87 The Garden of Saint Paul's HospitaI ........................................................................76 The Good Samaritan .....................................................................................................83 The Langlois Bridqe at Arles .......................................................................................56 The Novel Reader ............................................................................................................41 The Old Cemetnl Tower at Nuenen .........................................................................20 The Old Mill .......................................................................................................................47 The Parsonage at Neunen ...........................................................................................25 The Plough and the Harrow .......................................................................................94 The Potato Eaters ...........................................................................................................19 The Prayer .........................................................................................................................15 The Red Vineyard ............................................................................................................44 The Road Menders ........................................................................................................64 The Seascape at Saintes-Maries ................................................................................57 The Seine ...........................................................................................................................39 The Sower ..........................................................................................................................48 The White Orchard .........................................................................................................49 The YelIow House ...........................................................................................................58 Trees and Undergrowth ...............................................................................................38 Undergrowth with lvy ..................................................................................................77 Vase with Daisies ............................................................................................................28 View of Arles .....................................................................................................................53 View of the Roofs of Paris ............................................................................................32 Village Street and Steps ..............................................................................................88 Vincent's Bedroom in Arles ........................................................................................59 Vincent's Chair with his Pipe .....................................................................................66 Wheatfield with Crows ................................................................................................92 Wheatfield with Cypresses .........................................................................................67 Wheatfield with Reaper and Sun .............................................................................70 Young Scheveningen Woman ..................................................................................14
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VINCENT VAN GOGH 1853 - 1890
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n the very rare occasions that a painting by Vincent van Gogh is put up
and craved the company of other artists．In his lifetime he painted about 870
for sale，the work invariably sells for millions of dollars．His paintings
paintings-the exact number is unknown because a number of works attributed to
have shatteredauction records around the world-all the more ironic，
him are disputed and a number were lost or destroyed in his lifetime．Interestingly,
then，that he lived a life of grinding poverty．Indeed，it is thought that he only
van Gogh only signed paintings that he considered were finished，so many
sold one painting in his entire life-though he did give many away to his friends and
paintings do not bear his flourishing "Vincent" signature．
admirers．His psychological problems
Van Gogh thought and cared deeply
and deep unhappiness inform his
about his art and repeatedly attacked
paintings，yet they are not pictures of
artistic problems until he arrived at a
gloom and despair．Van Gogh painted
satisfactory conclusion．However，he
sunshine and color and life in all its
has been accused of actively embracing
vibrant manifestations．
the role of mad genius and tortured
In his early works Vincent only showed
artistic soul to such an extent that he
flashes of his talent as he copied the work
deliberately encouraged bouts of insanity
of other artists．It was not until he moved
to add to his artistic credentials．
first to Paris and then the south of France
Vincent loved painting outdoors where
that his startling originality burst through
he could feel Nature and felt his function
onto his canvases in paintings of
was to show the process of creation．The
uninhibited exuberance．
seasons are fundamental to his paintings-
Vincent van Gogh's strikingly gaunt
there is frequently an indication of the
features are easily recognizable from his many self-portraits-over 40．His short red
time of year in his work．
hair and beard，prominent nose，and staring，unflinching，green eyes appear
Vincent Willem van Gogh was descended from a long line of Dutch Reform
to carry an introspective，self-composed look，as if challenging and daring the
Church pastors．He was born the first of six children on March 30，1853，to
onlooker to understand him．He longed to be recognized and accepted as an artist
Theodorus and Anna．They lived happily in the vicarage at Groot Zundert near
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Breda，in Brabant where they lived a
that Vincent's state of mind is well
safe，pious，modest，hard working，
documented．
respectable middle-class life．In later
Theo was Vincent's anchor-he relied
years he would look back on this time
on him utterly，valued his opinions，
with great nostalgia and affection．
and in short，idolized him．He wrote
As well as the church，the other van
to him but also painted for him；indeed,
Gogh family business was art-three of his
he saw Theo as being a co-creator in his
uncles were art dealers．In 1869，at age
paintings．
16，Vincent became an apprentice at
In about 1873 Vincent was rejected in
The Hague branch of Goupil εt Cie，
love and this seems to be the turning
one of the leading art dealers in Europe.
point for his mania；he became isolated
In 1873 his brother Theo，four years his
and taciturn，and started to read the
junior，also joined the firm．
Bible obsessively．His family became
As a reward for his hard work Vincent
increasingly worried by the unsettling
was transferred to the London branch in
tone of his letters and arranged for his
summer 1873．But a long way from his
transfer to the Paris branch of Goupil's
family his acute loneliness provoked
Thanks in part to his religious fanaticism,
what would become a life-long struggle
the transfer was not a success and the
against melancholy and depression．
company dismissed him
During this period Vincent started a
By spring 1877 Vincent had decided to
regular correspondence with Theo，
become a clergyman and moved to
who kept over 800 of his letters ensuring
Amsterdam where he studied Latin，
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Greek，and mathematics．But he gave up when it became obvious that he would
Academy．While there he practiced drawing exercises and copied well-known
fail his examinations．Immersed in piety he identified with St Paul and rejected
paintings to improve his technique．His relieved family generally approved，and
worldly preoccupations．His personal hygiene suffered and he looked increasingly
allowed him to move back home．But he was impossible to live with，his father
unkempt and disreputable．His family despaired of him：his father took him
despaired of him，and he was asked to leave．He had fallen desperately in love
home many times to try to calm him down with the peace and quiet of home life，
with his recently widowed cousin，Kee. She and the family were horrified at his
but the effects were at best only temporary.
protestations of love which were so
Finally,the family agreed that Vincent
improper in such a very conventional and
should try lay preaching，and he was
moral environment．A terrible family
sent to the Borinage，a desperately poor
argument on Christmas Day 1881 resulted
Belgian mining district：Vincent was
in Vincent leaving home and moving to
thrilled at the prospect．While there，he
The Hague．
lived the life of an ascetic-his food bread
Still a young and inexperienced painter
and water；his home，a near—derelict
Vincent's early work was conventional-
hut．He gave away most of his clothes
often still lives of rustic simplicity and
to needy miners and generally alarmed
rather somber colors．He left the Brussels
his superiors so much with his religious
Academy and began to self teach through
enthusiasm that the Evangelical
the use of art instruction books．He also
Committee declined to renew his contract.
enjoyed copying illustrations，particularly
However,and perhaps more importantly
the agricultural compositions of
to him，Vincent was accepted by the miners and their families．
romantic social realism by Jean-Frangois Millet and Jules Breton．
Vincent himself recognized that he was not suited to lay preaching and decided to
Craving feminine company Vincent became attached to a 30-year old prostitute
dedicate himself to art instead．He moved to Brussels（with what was to become
called Sien(Clasina Maria Hoomik)Condemned as a fallen woman by society，
regular financial help from Theo）to study art at the non-fee paying Brussels
she welcomed his support as she had a young daughter and was expecting another baby.
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It seems that Vincent was attracted to her by the very things that alienated her from
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20 months，but Vincent acknowledged the wisdom of parting and moved away to
society-her suffering，her profession，her
live alone in Drente，an unfashionable remote
poverty，even her smallpox-ravaged face．
rural region of Holland．He stayed for three
His family were outraged but he was content,
months during which time he empathized and
although they had no income except Theo's
admired the underprivileged workmen and
monthly allowance，since Vincent succeeded
craftsmen in their daily toil with their dignity,
in stopping Sien working the streets while he
solidarity，and work ethic．He painted the
painted-often from dawn to dusk-but without
peasants at work in the fields and their
selling any work
cottages set in the flat windswept landscape.
Vincent took to painting outside（a new
But melancholia was his constant companion-
convention）around the fringes of The
he was depressed and felt guilty about leaving
Hague，in particular seaside scenes with
Sien and in his painting he was searching for
fishermen and boats．He enjoyed working
simplicity and truth．
close to the elements and would return home
Rural isolation was not the answer and in
with sand caked into his paint．But the family
December 1883 Vincent returned to his
regularly went without food and Vincent
parents who were now living in the village of
became so weak that he was unable to work.
Nuenen in Brabant．He stayed for two years,
Frustrated as Vincent bought art materials
the longest period he spent anywhere as an
rather than food，Sien returned to
artist．The stay was punctuated with
prostitution-much to Vincent's disapproval.
arguments with his father-mostly about
Theo was appalled bytheir poverty and
society and conformity．He gravitated to the
squalor and convinced Vincent that the only
poor peasants in the village-many of them
way he could devote himself to painting was to leave Sien．They had been together
weavers-and was more readily accepted by them than his bourgeois peers．
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In February 1884 Vincent agreed to send his paintings to Theo in Paris in
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Theo was making hisname as a specialist dealer in the work of young artists，and
exchange for money orders of 150 francs a month．They continued this
Vincent was able to introduce him into avant garde circles
transaction for Vincent's life even through their
Vincent met and made friends with numerous
periods of estrangement．This did not preclude
artists and his paintings became more colorful
Vincent's frequent requests for more money-to
and optimistic．He was popular among his
pay his models or for more materials．Then,
contemporaries and his unconventional looks
suddenly，in March 1885 Vincent's father died
and manners fitted perfectly with the notion of
of a stroke，aged 63．Family and villagers felt
how an artist should behave．His Paris period
Vincent was at least partially responsible．In
was very prolific：in all he painted almost 230
May he left the family home to rent a studio
works there，many of them experiments with
nearby．
techniques and coloring developed by the
The following month Vincent painted his first
Impressionists．But，on the negative side，it
real masterpiece．"The Potato Eaters"． All the
was in Paris that he started drinking heavily．
while he was thinking about the principles and
Vincent's primary influence at this time was
practice of art，which in turn made him
Japan and all things Japanese．Japan had
frustrated with his inability to interpret his ideas
become a major cultural influence in the West
on canvas．Local politics and social niceties
since the 1867 Paris World Fair and artists were
were getting him down and Vincent started to
particularly susceptible to the new style．Van
hanker for the excitement of city life．Paris at
Gogh had collected Japanese prints of the
this time was a magnet for artists，both of the
Ukiyoye School since his days in Antwerp and
old conventional school as well as those at the
while in Paris collected literally hundreds of
leading edge of modem painting．In October
Japanese woodcuts．He copied a number of his
he left for Paris，arriving there in February 1886 via Amsterdam and Antwerp. He
favorite prints，particularly liking their decorative quality,with blocks of color,
moved in with Theo in Montmartre，and the brothers became closer than even.
forms of contrast，unusual perspectives and use of space．All this had a profound
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influence on his own style as he later wrote from Arles in summer 1888，"My
so in September 1888 he rented four rooms for 15 francs a month to use as a studio
whole work is founded on the Japanese，so to speak..in its homeland Japanese
in what became known as the"yellow house"on the Place Lamartine．Vincent was
art is in a state of decline．but it is putting down new roots in French
soon sketching，using pen and ink drawings-an economy measure，in part so he
Impressionism."
could during bouts of
Unable to journey to Japan,
madness．reduce his
Vincent did what he
financial dependence on
considered the next best
Theo who was having a
thing：he went to the South
difficult time at work.
of France．He wanted to
Typically he would work very
unite art and life．His first
quickly，but he planned all
destination was Aries where
the elements first，and then
he stayed in guesthouses．By
would attack the project．
1888 he was painting very fast
one reason why his paintings
and with great confidence．
and drawings have such
He was happy at last-working
immediacy and vigor
every day，painting whatever
Physically，Vincent's work
was in front of him．This is
was taking a heavy toll：he
the period of his principal
was living on coffee, alcohol,
masterpieces；his paintings
nicotine, and not much else.
are full of intense color，not
He suffered from hangovers
just because of the southern
and there were times he
light but as a continuation of
couldn't think clearly．As he got worse he experienced hallucinations In July 1888 Vincent received some money with which he renovated and.
his Japanese influence，in deference to which he painted no shadows in his work.
furnished the"yellow house."He was excitedly anticipating a stay by fellow artist
Working feverishly every day he soon needed somewhere to store his canvases，
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Paul Gauguin and was hoping to persuade him to remain there，the first of what
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sporadic correspondence．
he hoped would become an artists' colony．The famous sunflower paintings were
Vincent was critically ill for a time but within two weeks had regained his strength
produced to decorate the house and to show off his artistic ability and his friend
and resumed his former life．
was gratifyingly impressed.
The nature of Vincent's illness
Gauguin reluctantly arrived in
has been widely speculated upon
Arles on October 23 he was to
but nouncontested conclusion
spend two near fruitless months
has been reached．During
there．They did not get on as
seizure he heard strange sounds
well as Vincent had hoped．
and voices-this might have been
Gauguin felt superior both as an
schizophrenia，alcoholism，
artist and as a person，and hated
syphilis，or something else
the provinciality and lack of
entirely：his physicians thought
sophistication of Aries．
it was epikpsy. In February 1889
Vincent was distraught at the
he suffered a bout of paranoia so
way their relationship
severe that he was hospitalized
deteriorated．On the evening of
for ten days．Some 80 or so
December 23 he cut off his right
people from Aries petitioned the
earlobe, wrapped it in newspaper,
city authorities claiming that
walked to the local brothel, and
Vincent Was a "public menace"
presented it to Rachel，a
and demanded that they lock
prostitute there．She called the police who took him to hospital．He was lucky
him up．In late February he was hospitalized as a lunatic．
not to bleed to death as he had severed an artery．The following morning Gauguin
Although his dementia only came in bouts Vincent voluntarily entered the
left without seeing Vincent．They did not meet again although they resumed a
monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole，an asylum at Saint-Rdmy,a few miles north
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of Arles．He Was well aware of the romantic stereotype of the artist tortured by
His bouts of insanity convinced him to turn his back on the world but as his health
talent. It is hard to say whether he deliberately lived up to this image, but hewrote to
improved he was allowed to go beyond the asylum precincts．
Theo assuring him that he was still himself apart from occasional mental lapses．
While incarcerated at Saint—R my, Vincent produced 140 paintings，but only
While hospitalized Vincent was
signed seven of them．His
supervised at all times and was not
recurring themes were now
allowed to leave the hospital to find
landscapes featuring olive groves，
subject matter to paint．In fact he
cypress trees，and the mountains
was rarely allowed to have his
of the Alpilles．
painting materials at a11．He
All this time hispaintings were
missed his work terribly, but unable
being stockpiled，a number of
to search for inspiration，he turned
them in Paris with Theo and another
to copying his sunflowers and
pile with．P re Tanguy．People
painted three more versions．
had heard about Vincent's work
Otherwise he painted views of the
and a buzz was starting．He
hospital and gardens．
submitted two paintings．"Irises"
The asylum provided him with
and"Starry Night over the Rhone"
much needed isolation and
to the fifth exhibition held by the
prevented him from abusing drink
Salon des In dpendants in
and tobacco．His painting had
September 1889．It got him
become his survival technique and
noticed, but Vincent forbade Theo
his output was ceaseless．He tried
to release any but minimal
to use the energy created by his madness as a positive force in his art．It was while
information about himself, even to publicize his work．
here that Vincent started using circular strokes and snaking lines on his paintings．
Then ten paintings were shown at the sixth Salon des Ind pendants exhibition
These have been interpreted as signs of his mental instability and obsessive nature．
and Vincent was lauded as one of the young lions of modern art．But success
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panicked him：he feared that its price would be too high in suffering．Greatly
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"I wish it were all over now．" He died on July 29．1890 aged 37．
alarmed，he returned to copying paintings by the great masters，especially Millet
There is no apparent reason for Vincent's suicide．many theories have been
and Delacroix，but putting his own interpretations into the work．
posited but none are entirely convincing．It is possible that he did it for Theo who
Vincent stayed in the asylum for a year．According to the director he was calm
was unappreciated by his employers and struggling at work．Vincent had been his
and quiet for much of the time but painted obsessively．
life-long financial burden unable to repay him in any way
He suffered four mental episodes when he was
except friendship Furthermore，Vincent knew and was
overwhelmed by fears and paranoia．When this
appalled by the way an artist's paintings leapt up in value
happened，he would steal and drink kerosene intended
the moment the artist died．He was leaving a large legacy
for the lamps and swallow toxic paint．But he had started
of paintings to Theo and his family and maybe saw this as
to long to go home，back to the cooler，greyer, north．
the only way to truly help them．
On May 16，1890 he set off，alone，for Paris．
His coffin lay in his room above the inn，decorated
Arriving in Paris at Theo's house Vincent seemed well
with sunflowers and yellow dahlias and his last paintings
and happy to catch up with his family and friends．He
were hung on the surrounding walls．He was buried the
decamped to the rural town of Auvers-sur-Oise just
next day in Auvers cemetery．Theo was devastated．
outside Paris on May 20 and started painting immediately.
Two months later he was seized by delirium and within six
Just as he had hoped，his paintings came out calmer
months，he，too，was dead．In 1914 his widow had
without the frenetic brushwork of recent times．
him reinterred beside Vincent in Auvers．He died
Vincent spent two months in Auvers，during which he
without knowing that Vincent van Gogh would soon be
painted eighty works and seemed (from his letters )
acknowledged as one of the greatest artists of all time．
remarkably content．But on the evening of July 27， 1890，he shot himself in the chest with a revolver-where the gun came from and where he was when he shot himself no one knows．Badly injured，he returned to his rented room．Theo rushed to his side the following day，the 28th．He found Vincent in bed，contentedly smoking his pipe．His last words are recorded as，
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THE PRAYER 1882
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BEACH AT SCHEVENINGEN IN STORMY WEATHER 1882, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 34.5 X 51 cm
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COTTAGES 1883, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 35 X 55.5 cm
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SPINNING WHEEL 1884, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 34 X 44 cm
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THE POTATO EATERS 1885, Van Gogh Museum,Amsterdam 81.5 X 114.5 cm
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THE OLD CEMETRY TOWER AT NUENEN 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 63 X 79 cm
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COTTAGE AT NIGHTFALL 1885, Van Gogh Museum,Amsterdam 65.5 X 79 cm
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STILL LIFE WITH THREE BOTTLES AND EARTHENWARE VESSEL 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 39.5 X 56 cm
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STILL LIFE WITH BIBLE 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 65 X 78 cm
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FORTRAIT OF AN OLD MAN WITH BEARD 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 44.5 X 33.5 cm
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THE PARSONAGE AT NEUNEN 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 33 X 43 cm
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A PAIR OF SHOES 1885, Van Gogh Museum,Amsterdam 37.5 X 45 cm
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STILL LIFE WITH A BASKET OF POTATOES 1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 44.5 X 60 cm
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VASE WITH DAISIES 1886, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 40 X 56 cm
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SKULL WITH BURNING CIGARETTE 1886, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 32 X 24.5 cm
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MONTMARTRE QUARRY,THE MILLS 1886, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 32 X 41 cm
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BASKET WITH PANSIES ON A TABLE 1886, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 46 X 55.5 cm
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VIEW OF THE ROOFS OF PARIS 1886, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 30 X 41 cm
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A PAIR OF SHOES, ONE SHOE UPSIDE DOWN 1887, The Baltimore Museum of Art 34 X 41.5 cm
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Plate 20
JAPONAISERIE: THE BRIDGE IN THE RAIN (AFTER HIROSHIGE) 1887, Rijksmuseum, Holland 78 X 54 cm
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FLOWERPOT WITH CHIVES 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 31.5 X 22 cm
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GLASS OF ABSINTHE AND A CARAFE 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 46.5 X 33 cm
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RESTAURANT AT ASNIERES 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 18.5 X 27 cm
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Plate 24
TREES AND UNDERGROWTH 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 46.5 X 55.5 cm
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THE SEINE WITH THE PONT DE LA GRANDE JATTE 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 32 X 40.5 cm
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THE ALYSCAMPS 1888 Lausanne, Collectonn Basil p. and Elise Goulandris 93 X 72 cm
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THE NOVEL READER 1888 Japan, Private Collection 73 X 92 cm
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ENCAMPMENT OF GYPSIES WITH CARAVANS 1888 Paris, Musee d’Orsay 45 X 51 cm
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SPECTATORS IN THE ARENA AT ARLES 1888 Hermitage, Lenningrad 73 X 92 cm
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THE RED VINEYARD 1888 Moscow, Pushkin Museum 75 X 93 cm
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STILL LIFE: FRENCH NOVEL 1888 Rijksmuseum, Holland
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A GARDEN WITH FLOWERS 1888, Private Collection 61 X 49 cm
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THE OLD MILL 1888, Albright-knox Art Gallery, Buffalo 64.5 X 54 cm
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THE SOWER 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 32 X 40 cm
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THE WHITE ORCHARD 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 60 X 81 cm
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PINK PEACH TREE IN BLOSOM 1888, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 73 X 59.5 cm
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