Vincent Willem van Gogh (Àdàkọ:IPA-nl, English: /ˌvæn ˈɡɒx/;[note 1] 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work had a far-reaching influence on 20th century art for its vivid colors and emotional impact. He suffered from anxiety and increasingly frequent bouts of mental illness throughout his life and died, largely unknown, at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Vincent van Gogh
Impressionist portrait painting of a man with a reddish beard who looks like Kirk Douglas
Self-portrait, summer 1887, Paris. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Orúkọ àbísọ Vincent Willem van Gogh
Bíbí 30 March 1853 (1853-03-30)
29 July 1890 (1890-07-30) (ọmọ ọdún 37)
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Ilẹ̀abínibí Dutch
Pápá Painter
Movement Post-Impressionism
Iṣẹ́ The Potato Eaters, Sunflowers, The Starry Night, Irises, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, At Eternity's Gate
Influenced by Anton Mauve, Jean-François Millet, Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, Impressionism


  1. The pronunciation of "Van Gogh" varies in both English and Dutch. In English it is pípè /ˌvæn ˈɡɒx/ or sometimes /ˌvæn ˈɡɒf/, especially in the UK, or /ˌvæn ˈɡoʊ/ with a silent gh, especially in the US. In standard Dutch, based on the dialect of Holland, it is Àdàkọ:IPA-nl, with a voiceless V. However, though Van Gogh's parents were from the Netherlands, he grew up in Brabant and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: Àdàkọ:IPA-nl, with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is [vɑ̃ ɡɔɡə]