Paisaje marino cerca de Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) neerlandés #vanGoh pic.twitter.com/JrwBr0XQXo

— Porta Fotos 🔻 (@porta_fotos) September 9, 2026

Las caravanas: campamento gitano cerca de Arlés, 1888
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)neerlandés #vanGogh pic.twitter.com/ovv9mh09oF

— Porta Fotos 🔻 (@porta_fotos) September 9, 2026

One of the most beloved paintings on Earth began at an asylum window.

Van Gogh had been painting only nine years and his health was collapsing, but he didn't stop.

Here is the story of how a man turned pain into immortal beauty. 🧵👇 #artbots #vangogh pic.twitter.com/0WL1Q5Yn56

— Vincent van Gogh (@vangoghartist) June 26, 2026

When Vincent moved to Paris in 1886 to live with Theo, he collided with Impressionism and Japanese prints—and his palette ignited.

Too poor to hire models, Van Gogh turned to the one sitter he could always count on: himself, as in Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat (1887). pic.twitter.com/kWme2bZAqM

— Vincent van Gogh (@vangoghartist) June 26, 2026

Since Van Gogh's colony consisted of two brilliant but combustible painters, it lasted only nine weeks.

During the breakdown, Vincent severed part of his own ear. Weeks later he painted Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889). It shows him calm, steady, still working. pic.twitter.com/dn4nLCUAXJ

— Vincent van Gogh (@vangoghartist) June 26, 2026