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Van Gogh: His Life, His Works, His Legacy

Vincent Willem van Gogh, a Dutch post-Impressionist had a tragic life and finally succumbed to frequent bouts of psychological disorders and anxiety when he was only 37. Starting from toiling at art firms to traveling extensively through The Hague, London and Paris, and working as a missionary in a mining region in Belgium, Gogh's life unfolds varied experiences. It was only after he moved to south France when his paintings were admired by eminent artists of France. While it may sound utopian, but his knack for painting self-portraits and his prolific niche to portray nature's beauty, will leave you spellbound. He drew as many as 37 self-portraits, and his widely known paintings like the Cypresses series, the Flowering Orchards series, the Flowers series, and the Wheat Fields series gained distinct prominence. His unconventional 'mix-media' painting style is enough to prove his artistic expertise. A self-made artist without any formal training, Gogh was known to work on...