Today is the anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh. We were fortunate enough to have been able to see many of his works a few years ago when “Van Gogh’s Van Goghs,” his paintings from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, were exhibited in Los Angeles.
From InfoPlease:
Born in 1853, Van Gogh’s works are perhaps better known generally than those of any other painter. His brief, turbulent, and tragic life is thought to epitomize the mad genius legend.
During his lifetime, Van Gogh’s work was represented in two very small exhibitions and two larger ones. Only one of Van Gogh’s paintings was sold while he lived. The great majority of the works by which he is remembered were produced in 29 months of frenzied activity and intermittent bouts with epileptoid seizures and profound despair that finally ended in suicide.
One of the most famous of Van Gogh’s works is “Starry Night.”
Since you are interested in Vincent’s life and work, you might want to look at the Notes section on http://www.theeyesofvangogh.com. I am the writer and director of the new independent film on his life.
We’re glad Mr. Barnett stopped by and left the previous comment. We were unaware of the film, ‘The Eyes of Van Gogh,’ until now. Bob went out on the internet and looked up the site linked above and then to IMDB to learn more about the film. It looks like a good one, with very good reviews. If we have the chance to see it, we’ll be back with a review of it. Meanwhile, go check it out for yourself.