Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life.

Born: 30 March 1853, Zundert, Netherlands
Died: 29 July 1890 (age 37 years), Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Periods: Post-Impressionism, Pointillism, Neo-Impressionism
Influenced by: Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Rembrandt
Siblings: Theo van Gogh, Cor van Gogh, Anna Cornelia van Gogh