| Vincent Van Gogh had an extraordinary career | | | | of his most famous paintings. |
| which we touch on here by highlighting some of | | | | The Starry Night was a painting by Van Gogh as |
| his best paintings in a brief, readable manner to be | | | | he took a view from his room window, and was |
| accessible to all those wishing to discover new | | | | illustrated in his own extraordinary style with |
| Van Gogh paintings quickly. | | | | movements of the brush that no-one had used |
| Night Cafe remains a popular cafe bar for Van | | | | up to that point anywhere in the world of art. |
| Gogh fans. Its incredible use of colour portrays an | | | | Rumours are abound that at the time of the The |
| exciting environment which played host to some | | | | Starry Night, Vincent was seriously considering |
| of his best friends, Joseph-Michel and his wife | | | | using religion as a way of handling his mental |
| Marie Ginoux. | | | | issues, though this hasn't been confirmed even |
| Sunflowers is perhaps Vincent's best known series | | | | now. |
| of paintings, and were also most popular with his | | | | Irises is a beautiful flowers painting by Van Gogh |
| famous artist friend, Paul Gauguin, who purchased | | | | that fails to illustrate quite how Vincent's mind was |
| two himself, obviously saw some richness and | | | | at that time. He was on the verge of another |
| ability in Vincent's paintings, whilst the artist | | | | breakdown and at this time saw painting not only |
| struggled in general with his style which was too | | | | as his passion, but also his treatment, to avoid a |
| innovative for the period. His two series of | | | | complete collapse of his mental state. Sadly |
| sunflowers include some laid down, and some in | | | | Vincent failed in his attempts to control his |
| vases. He continued with other flowers at times, | | | | problems and his time at the asylum were not |
| but Sunflowers remain most well-known. | | | | enough to save him. |
| Cafe Terrace at Night is a key painting by the | | | | Wheatfield with Crows produced by Van Gogh in |
| Dutch impressionist, both for its popularity but also | | | | 1890 was believed to be his last painting, until |
| its prominence in his letters to his brother Theo | | | | recently being disproved. The darkness that |
| that are now regularly researched and examined. | | | | purveys around the sky in this painting suggests |
| The Night Cafe Bar itself is a popular destination | | | | at Van Gogh's mood whilst he created Wheatfield |
| for international art fans wishing to soak up some | | | | with Crows but it is unclear whether it was just |
| of the Vincent's Dutch Impressionist magic and | | | | an accurate reflection of the weather at that |
| also spend some time close to the subject of one | | | | time. |