Van Gogh

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One of the most famous artists of all time, Vincent Van Gogh is considered as an icon in the artistic world. Van Gogh, a passionate painter, has contributed to the art world with his awesome artwork.

Vincent Van Gogh was born and grown up in The Netherlands and decided to become a pastor. He had a habit of writing letters, most of them being written to his brother. Gogh during his childhood and teenage, used to draw and sketch in leisure time. With passing time, he started to concentrate to improve his skills. In his opinion, drawing was very important for an established artist. However, he was very popular for making creating usage of the colors, he did an exceptional work in drawing figures, landscapes and light without making use of any colors.

Gogh made use of pencils, blue and black colored chalks along with charcoal for making his drawings perfect. Millions of art lovers were attracted by his drawings and paintings. While he was alive, Van Gogh was no famous artist and struggled to earn his living and sold just one painting all through his life. He became popular among the art lovers after his ...
... death and he will never be able to know about his popularity.

Van Gogh once said "It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to...."; which holds true even today. He has encouraged and influenced a number of people worldwide to pursue the artistic career and his impact can be clearly seen in the fields of painting as well as poetry. Today he has an immortal legacy and no doubt, he can be put in the list of the hall of fame of all-time best artists of the modern times.

This article on Van Gogh has been written by Mike Allen. Mike is a native English speaker and has written a number of articles on the lives of different people.