Vincent van Gogh Full

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) sold only one painting during his lifetime ('The Red Vineyard'), living in poverty and mental anguish, subsidized entirely by his brother Theo. He produced 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings in just 10 years of serious work. He cut off part of his ear during a breakdown, was committed to an asylum, and shot himself at 37. Posthumously, van Gogh became the world's most beloved painter — his works are the highest-insured, most visited, and most referenced in popular culture. The Starry Night (1889), painted from his asylum window, is the world's most famous painting after the Mona Lisa. 'Irises' sold for $53.9 million (1987); 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' for $82.5 million (1990). His swirling technique, described as 'turbulent,' has been mathematically shown to match the physics of turbulent fluid flow.