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Vincent van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh

1853 – 1890 · aged 37 · Painter

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

Portrait: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Vincent van Gogh painted around 2,100 works in about a decade, including The Starry Night and Sunflowers, and sold almost none of them in his lifetime. He died at 37 from a gunshot wound in Auvers-sur-Oise.

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“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

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Flowering Orchards (Van Gogh series)
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Newspaper clipping from L'Écho Pontoisien on the death of the artist Vincent van Gogh
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Painting by Vincent van Gogh, 1885
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Gerald Fox
25 Jul 2026

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Thank you

Vincent once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Vincent could.

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Vincent changed how I see the world. Literally.

Melissa Knight16 Jan 2026

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Roger Hale22 Feb 2026

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Beautifully said.

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I met Vincent once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

Alexis Fisher30 Jan 2026

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This made me cry. Thank you.

Dolores Ramirez
20 Jul 2025

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Art like that doesn't die. Thank you.

Ursula Keller
30 May 2025

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One of a kind

I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

Tammy Robinson
18 May 2025

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I never met Vincent, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

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One of a kind

Stood in front of Vincent's work for an hour once and forgot to breathe.

Jerome Johnson1 May 2025

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Beautifully said.

Grace Sato23 Jul 2025

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Thank you for sharing this.

Archie Rice
29 Apr 2025

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Rest in peace

There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Vincent feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.

Hamish Robinson29 Jun 2025

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Sending love from the States.

Nathalie Dubois
22 Mar 2025

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From a lifelong fan

Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.

Simran Sen22 Mar 2025

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Well put.

Raymond Myers5 Apr 2025

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Beautifully said.

Archie Roberts
21 Mar 2025

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Gratitude

To the family: you shared Vincent with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Isha Naidu22 Mar 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

Dale Hicks20 Aug 2025

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Couldn't agree more.

Isaiah Simmons
15 Mar 2025

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Gratitude

My dad introduced me to Vincent's work when I was a kid. We talked about it for hours. Today I'm thinking of both of them.

Teresa Perry7 Aug 2025

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Yes. This.

Ilana Kramer
14 Mar 2025

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Thank you, Vincent. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.

Norma Ramos7 Jun 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

Carolyn Matthews
13 Mar 2025

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I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Vincent was part of the soundtrack of my life.

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155 people are remembering Vincent here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Hannah Pierce🇺🇸7d ago
Archie Hanson🇺🇸11d ago
Thank you for the memories.
Karen Peterson🇺🇸12d ago
Rest in peace.
Ananya Malhotra🇺🇸8 Aug 2026
Nathalie Dubois🇨🇦2 Aug 2026
Fernanda Souza🇺🇸26 Jul 2026
Thank you for everything.
Wayne Bell🇺🇸22 Jul 2026
Your work lives on.
Grace Sato🇨🇦1 Jul 2026
Joshua Jackson🇺🇸29 Jun 2026
Archie Roberts🇺🇸19 Jun 2026
Nia Harris🇺🇸28 May 2026
Rest in peace.
Madison Perry🇺🇸18 May 2026
Priya Naidu🇮🇳11 May 2026
Anonymous🇿🇦29 Apr 2026
Thank you.
Rebecca Mills🇺🇸11 Apr 2026
Tammy Pierce🇺🇸31 Mar 2026
Mwangi Kariuki🇰🇪4 Mar 2026
Giulia Mancini🇺🇸4 Mar 2026
Ilana Kramer🇺🇸23 Feb 2026
We remember.
Anonymous🇦🇺9 Feb 2026
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Timeline

  1. 30 March 1853
    Born in Zundert, Netherlands
  2. 29 July 1890
    Died in Auvers-sur-Oise, France
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