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Vincent van Gogh
Self-Portrait, oil on artist's board on cradled panel by Vincent van Gogh, 1887; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Vincent van Gogh’s artistic career was remarkably brief, spanning only 10 years from 1880 to 1890.12
He began his career relatively late, at the age of 27. During this decade, he produced an extensive body of work, including approximately 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings. Despite the brevity of his career and the challenges he faced regarding his mental health and poverty, his work became a foundational influence on the Expressionist movement and modern art.31