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Vincent Van Gogh Timeline by Michael Nour

By Michael Nour

  • Vincent Van Gogh's First Earnings

    In 1882, Vincent Van Gogh made his first earnings as an artist. His uncle, C. M. Van Gogh, was the art dealer and commissioned two sets of drawings of Hague townscapes that Vincent Van Gogh depicted everday sites.
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    Vincent Van Gogh Life Events

  • Van Gogh and his Forty Paintings

    During the winter from 1884-1885, while he was living with his parents in Nuenen, Vincent Van Gogh painted about forty images of peasent heads, which climaxed to is first multifigured composition, "The Potato Eaters".

  • Van Gogh's Departure

    In late 1885, Vincent Van Gogh left Nuenen and the Netherlands all together to study at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium.

  • Van Gogh's Style Transformation

    From February 1886 - February 1888, Van Gogh's style made a large transformation during is time in Paris. Here, he saw the work of the Impressionists first-hand and also saw the latest innovations by the Neo-Impressionists Georges Seurat and Paul Signac.

  • Van Gogh in France

    Vincent Van Gogh left Paris in February 1888, and moved to the south of France. He wanted to create a community of artists in Arles, but he also was astounded by the beautiful appearance of the Provencal spring. With this, Van Gogh produced fourteen paintings of orchards in less than a month by painting outdoors and varying his style and technique.

  • Van Gogh, Gauguin, and his Breakdown

    In October in 1888, Gauguin joined Vincent Van Gogh in Arles but suddenly left in late December in the same year. This was due to Van Gogh's breakdown where he cut off part of his left ear with a razor.

  • Vincent Van Gogh Returns

    Van Gogh returned from the hospital in January of 1889, and he continued to paint on a portrait of the wife of the postmaster Joseph Roulin. He also painted all the members of the Roulin family as well.

  • Fear Strikes Van Gogh

    In May of 1889, Van Gogh feared another breakdown and entered himself in an asylum at nearby Saint-Remy. Over the period of the next year, Vincent Van Gogh painted about 150 canvases.

  • Vincent Van Gogh Leaves the Asylum

    In May of 1890, Vincent Van Gogh left the asylum and settled in Auvers-sur-Oise, where he was near his brother Theo in Paris. Van Gogh was also under the care of a homeopathic physician and amateur painter named Dr. Paul Gachet.

  • The Death of Vincent Van Gogh

    On July 27, 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest in a wheat field and later died two days later.