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 about 2,100 artworks
Self-Portrait, c. 1887
Vincent van Gogh in 1866.
Van Gogh's home in Cuesmes; while there, he decided to become an artist
Kee Vos-Stricker with her son Jan c. 1879–80
Theodorus van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and a younger brother of Vincent van Gogh. His support of his older brother's artistic ambitions and well-being allowed Vincent to devote himself entirely to
Vincent van Gogh
…southern Belgium. He drifted in ill health and solitude before taking up painting in 1881, having moved back home with his parents. His younger brother Theo supported him financially, and the two kept up a long correspondence by letter. His early works, mostly still lifes and depictions of peasant labourers…
Theo van Gogh in 1873. This photograph was believed to have been of Vincent, but in 2018 was reassigned to Theo.
Sculpture of young Theo, mistakenly considered to represent Vincent, Tilburg (Netherlands)
Possible portrait of Theo by Vincent van Gogh; it was once considered to be another Self-Portrait of Vincent, but was re-attributed in 2011 as Theo.