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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
Only when I fall do I get up again.
I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.
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