Scholars increasingly have recognized the role of Vincent's sister-in-law Jo Bonger-Van Gogh for shaping and promoting his reputation as an artist. Van Gogh's paintings did not sell during his lifetime, during which he was generally considered a madman and a failure, although some collectors recognized the value of his work. His depression persisted and on 27 July 1890, Van Gogh is believed to have shot himself in the chest with a revolver, dying from his injuries two days later, with his brother Theo at his side. Once he discharged himself and moved to the Auberge Ravoux in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris, he came under the care of the homeopathic doctor Paul Gachet. After, he spent time in psychiatric hospitals, including a period at Saint-Rémy. His friendship with Gauguin ended after a confrontation between the two when, in a rage, Van Gogh severed a part of his own left ear with a razor. Van Gogh suffered from mental illness, psychotic episodes, delusions and, although he worried about his mental stability, often neglected his physical health, did not eat properly, and drank heavily.
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During this period he broadened his subject matter to include series of olive trees, wheat fields and sunflowers. His paintings grew brighter as he developed a style that became fully realised during his stay in Arles in the South of France in 1888. As his work developed he created a new approach to still life and landscape. In 1886, Van Gogh moved to Paris where he met members of the avant-garde, including Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin, who were reacting against the Impressionist sensibility. His early works, mostly still lifes and depictions of peasant laborers, contain few signs of the vivid color that distinguish his later work.
His younger brother Theo supported him financially the two kept a long correspondence by letter, which, when published, contributed to his growing posthumous reputation as an artist. He drifted in ill health and solitude before taking up painting in 1881, having returned home to his parents. He turned to religion and spent time as a Protestant missionary in southern Belgium. He began drawing at an early age and as a young man worked as an art dealer, often traveling, but became depressed after he was transferred to London. The son of a Dutch Reformed minister, Van Gogh was serious, quiet and thoughtful as a child. Van Gogh committed suicide at the age of 37. His life was shaped by severe depression and episodes of acute psychological distress. Van Gogh did not achieve commercial success in his lifetime and relied on financial support from his brother, Theo van Gogh. He expressed a desire to communicate joy and comfort through his art and aspired to gather a community of like-minded artists in southern France. Van Gogh's images often reflect personal symbolism, experiences, and emotions he discussed in correspondence with family and friends. His innovations contributed to the foundations of modern art. Van Gogh's landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and self-portraits are characterized by vibrant contrasts of complementary colors and expressive brushwork, and his abstract, linear planes were inspired by the Japanese prints Van Gogh collected and admired.
Most of his 1,100 drawings and works on paper and nearly 900 oil paintings were produced during the last two years of his life. In only a decade, Van Gogh created a prolific body of more than 2,000 works of art. Vincent Willem van Gogh ( Dutch: ( listen) 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist who emerged as one of the most famous figures in the history of Western art after his death.
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