The Life and Career of Vincent Van Gogh

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This paper examines how through a ten year period the work of Van Gogh ranged in style and meaning and how many of the changes he experienced were founded in the fact that he spent time with other artists. It provides a outline of his life and analyzes some of the life experiences and influences that affected his work. It discusses the different types of his work which ranged from self portraits and portraits to irises and vineyards.

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"Vincent Van Gogh has frequently been referred to as the greatest Dutch painter since the time and work of Rembrandt. One of the most remembered accomplishments of Van Gogh in the world of art is his powerful and long lasting contribution to the changes in the genre of Expressionism. He influenced that genre not only with his works and statements within those works but also with the changes that his work underwent as the genre adapted to those changes. He is single-handedly noted for affecting the genre and influencing changes.
One of the most unusual facts about Van Gogh is the span of his works. Most artists that sustain historic recognition spend their entire life producing the works that become classics. Van Gogh produced all of the works the world admires in a short ten year span of life."

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