1. Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853 -1890)

2. The sower (1881). (drawing) In 1885 he painted what is considered one of his greatest early works: The potato eaters. The potato eaters (1885). (oil painting) The potato eaters (1885). (oil painting)

3. He used complementary colors,managed to add more rich and bright colors to his palette. He sought the spirit of symbolism. Jug with twelve sunflowers (1888) The last year of Van Gogh were marked by their permanent psychatric problems,which led him to be detained in mental hospitals voluntarily The Starry Night (1889)

4. Vicent van Gogh produced all of his work (some 900 paintings and 1600 drawings) for a period of only 10 years (1880-1890) until thet succumbed to mental illness. Decided to be a painter when he was 27 years and always wanted to reflect life in their works. His artistic career is marked by the places where he lived and worked. Wheat Field with Crows (1890)