VINCENT VAN GOGH: A Vincent Van Gogh Biography

VINCENT VAN GOGH: A Vincent Van Gogh Biography
Vincent Van Gogh is one of the world’s most well-known and revered artists – few people in the Western world have not heard his name and most will recognise his face from one of his many self-portraits or the numerous artistic representations of him on screen. His red beard, prominent cheekbones and expressive eyes make him a face that few can forget.
Many of his paintings are instantly recognisable and reproductions of his most famous works hang in public buildings, workplaces and homes all over the world; The Starry Night, Sunflowers, Portrait of Dr Gachet, Café Terrace at Night and the Wheatfields paintings are some of the most widely reproduced images in the world. In fact, Van Gogh regularly comes up at the top of lists of the most famous and important artists to have ever lived.
Few artists who came after Van Gogh would fail to acknowledge the legacy of his work and the impact it had on the progression of art in the twentieth century, which he barely lived to see.