Vincent Van Gogh - Dutch Post-Impressionist

Vincent van Gogh - Dutch Post-Impressionist is the biography of Vincent van Gogh, whose paintings and drawings include some of the world's best known, most popular and most expensive pieces. During his life he produced more than 2,000 works, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, during the last ten years of his life. Most of his best-known works were produced in the final two years of his life, during which time he cut off part of his left ear following a breakdown in his friendship with Paul Gauguin. Van Gogh cut off the lobe of his left ear during some sort of seizure on 24 December 1888. Mental problems afflicted him, particularly in the last few years of his life. During some of these periods he did not paint or was not allowed to. After this he suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness, which led to his suicide. Vincent van Gogh - Dutch Post-Impressionist is highly recommended for those interested in reading about the life of this very talented artist.