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Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) is considered, along with Cézanne and Gauguin, one of the greatest Post-Impressionist artists. All of his work was done during the 10 year period between 1880 and 1890. His life was tumultuous, full of anguish and depression. He ultimately died of a self-inflicted bullet wound. Despite the fact, that, today, Van Gogh’s work commands the highest Market Value of any artist, living or dead, he only sold one painting in his lifetime,“Red Vineyard at Arles”. He died never knowing that his art had any value to anyone else. I bicycled through Holland in 1957 and The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam was indeed a symphony for the eye.

The first picture is one of his self-portraits. The second image shows one of his many sunflower paintings. The third is "Red Vineyard at Arles". The next is of his bedroom at Arles. The fifth picture is "Starry Night". The sixth is "Workers in the Field", after Millet. The last one is "Wheat Field and Cypress".

Impressions

            Bright Paintings burst with Scenes aglow,
            Wild Energies let Colors flow;
            An everlasting Palette Show,
            From Passion’s magic Folio;
            Yet Greatness, Fame he’d never know,
            Repressed or mad; Imbroglio;
            So tragic, sad, depressed; Van Gogh!

            For Beauty’s born o’ crazed Attacks;
            Sunflowers gold; maized Flanders Flax;
            Bold starry Nights; raised Hay in Stacks;
            Dutch Pony Carts; drayed, dusty Tracks;
            Such deep Torment; Despair impacts;
            Perhaps blind Rage made Genius wax;
            Much Artistry betrayed the Facts!

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