Biografía

Was known to drink absinthe, an alcoholic drink sourced from wormwood and known for its hallucinogenic effects. Absinthe caused problems such as lesions of the brain and erratic behavior, and is believed to be a primary factor in Van Gogh's mental decline.

Name pronounced 'vin-sent van gokh'. Some people pronounce it 'van Goff' 'gog' or 'goe'. The accurate Dutch pronunciation is 'vaughan khokh'

He often went long periods of time without eating. He often used the very little money he got from his brother to buy art supplies, and the only thing he'd buy to consume was coffee and absinthe. For food. he often leeched off his friends and acquaintances when they were available.

He often got so wrapped up in painting outside that he ignored the heat and passed out from sunstroke.

Suffered from depression which led to him committing suicide. His last painting was of a man who was sitting down with his head in his hands as if he were depressed.

One of the most difficult things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it.

Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.

Still, there is a calm, pure harmony, and music inside of me.

Perhaps death is not the hardest thing in a painter's life. . . Looking at the stars always makes me dream, as simply as I dream over the black dots representing towns and villages on a map. Why, I ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star.

What lives in art and is eternally living, is first of all the painter, and then the painting.