“A Power Seething,” the subtitle of Julian Bell’s short, fervent biography of Vincent van Gogh, comes from a letter Vincent sent his brother Theo in 1882. Although Vincent’s new calling as an artist ...

Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853–1890), born in Zundert, Netherlands, was the eldest of six children in a Protestant family. His father, Theodorus van Gogh, served as a minister, and his mother, Anna ...

Everyone knows Vincent Van Gogh's history the mad, suffering genius who cut off his ear for a prostitute and committed suicide in a cornfield with circling crows. But what if the stories are pure ...

Discover five remarkable films that portray Vincent van Gogh’s life, art, and inner world, highlighting his struggles, ...

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A leading Dutch expert on Vincent Van Gogh has poured cold water on the theory put forward in a new biography that the Dutch painter did not kill himself but was ...

He had “a sun in his head and a thunderstorm in his heart.” These words about French painter Eugene Delacroix could as easily have been applied to Vincent van Gogh. From his turbulent emotional life, ...

His paintings are among the most adored in the world, and the story of his life and death is legendary: Vincent van Gogh was a troubled genius who killed himself. But while van Gogh was no doubt ...

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Anna Birnie, daughter of an artist, taught Vincent and his siblings for three years, including lesson on drawing Bonger, wife of van Gogh’s brother Theo, described her mission as ‘getting [Vincent’s ...