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Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
* He produced around 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life.
* They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are characterised by bold colours and dramatic, impulsive and expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art.
* Despite his fame and influence, van Gogh struggled to sell his paintings during his lifetime and died in poverty at the age of 37.
* His suicide is still a mystery, but it is believed that he may have suffered from mental illness.
* Today, van Gogh's paintings are some of the most valuable in the world, and his work continues to inspire and influence artists and art lovers alike.

To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life

Vincent van Gogh

Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.

Vincent van Gogh

There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

Vincent van Gogh

The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

Vincent van Gogh

It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.

Vincent van Gogh

Only when I fall do I get up again.

Vincent van Gogh

It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.

Vincent van Gogh

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

Vincent van Gogh

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Vincent van Gogh

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

Vincent van Gogh

Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.

Vincent van Gogh

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

Vincent van Gogh

I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.

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