Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is the very epitome of an artist overlooked in life who achieved unimaginable posthumous fame. Even when Van Gogh began to gain renown, thanks to the tireless 1. Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands. He was named after his grandfather and his stillborn brother who died one year before Van Gogh was born. 2. Van Gogh was 27 years old when he painted his first piece. 3. When Van Gogh first began painting, he used peasants as models. Biografía. Vincent van Gogh era el mayor de los seis hijos de un pastor protestante, y mantuvo con su hermano Theo, cuatro años menor que él, una relación que sería determinante en su existencia y en su trayectoria artística. La correspondencia que ambos intercambiaron a lo largo de sus vidas testimonia la intimidad de esta relación y How we identified these works. Vincent van Gogh. The Starry Night. Saint Rémy, June 1889. Oil on canvas. 29 x 36 1/4" (73.7 x 92.1 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange). Conservation was made possible by the Bank of America Art Conservation Project. 472.1941. Painting and Sculpture. Almond Blossoms is a group of several paintings made in 1888 and 1890 by Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Saint-Rémy, southern France of blossoming almond trees. Flowering trees were special to van Gogh. They represented awakening and hope. He enjoyed them aesthetically and found joy in painting flowering trees. Explore 1000+ paintings, drawings and letters by Vincent van Gogh. As well as many artworks by his contemporaries and other 19th-century artists in the Van Gogh Museum's free digital collection. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Vincent Willem van Gogh ( Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] ⓘ; [note 1] 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. The work of Vincent van Gogh occupies a special place in the collection of Anton and Helene Kröller-Müller, the founders of the Kröller-Müller Museum. Thanks to them, the museum has the second largest Van Gogh collection in the world. Between 1908 and 1929, they purchase no fewer than 91 paintings and more than 180 works on paper. Their poxPfGa.