Vincent van Gogh came to painting after his attempts at other careers did not work. He explored the idea of following in his father's footsteps as a preacher but was unsuccessful. He created a large body of work during his career but only found success posthumously. During his lifetime he sold only one work of art(pictured here), Red Vineyard in Arles. Art historians classify him as a POST-IMPRESSIONIST artist. His thick application of paint, often with a palette knife, is called IMPASTO technique.
One of Van Gogh's most well known artworks, on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is Starry Night (1889). Watch the Smarthistory discussion of this work.
The Masterpiece Cards Blog explores Vincent Van Gogh and his relationship with other artists of his day.
View his work at the National Gallery of Art
Read more about his life and his mental breakdown on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website
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