![]() Public DomainĪlan and I have collected tea cups from around the world, and it was a huge disappointment when I broke the handle on a teacup from the Cotswolds of England that showcased van Gogh’s painting, Irises. Irises, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889. I’ve featured several of his paintings in my last two blog posts on the subject of sowing and reaping, and this Sunday I’ll feature another one. Yet, the only painting he sold during his lifetime is the one above, and he died a pauper, in obscurity, presumably committing suicide at 37. Over the last decade of his life (1880-1890) he created 2,100 works of art, including 860 oil paintings. The Red Vineyard, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. He painted nine of the top ninety-seven most expensive paintings sold in the world (to date), and six of those were composed in one year-1889-an unprecedented accomplishment in the world of art. ![]() Vincent van Gogh is among the world’s most famous artists. ![]()
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