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artist

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

(1853–1890) in culture.

Literature

* The artist David Cilnius wrote a poem/lyric called ''The Dutchman'' depicting, in a "stream of consciousness" way, Van Gogh's vicissitudes and his death, referencing also to Steven Naifeh and Gregory Smith 's theory of accidental homicide * ''Letters to Theo,'' a selection of Vincent's letters to his brother Theo in various sized volumes, became available in several languages during the 1950s, and became popular reading. * The Flemish writer and visual artist

Louis Paul Boon Louis Paul Boon (15 March 1912, in Aalst – 10 May 1979, in Erembodegem) was a Belgian writer of novels, poetry, pornography, columns and art criticism. He was also a painter. He is best known for the novels ''My Little War'' (1947), the diptych ...

based his novel ''Abel Gholaerts'' (1944) on the life of Van Gogh, although he moved the action to

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. * The artist's life forms the basis for

Irving Stone Irving Stone (born Tennenbaum, July 14, 1903 – August 26, 1989) was an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians, and intellectuals. Among the best known are '' Lust for Life'' (1934), about the l ...

's 1934

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'' Lust for Life''. * "Starry Night," a poem written by

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, is a dedication to Van Gogh and his work. * Antonin Artaud wrote a study ''Van Gogh le suicidé de la société'' (''Van Gogh, The Man Suicided by Society'') in 1947, after visiting an exhibition of the painter's works

* Paul Celan mentions Van Gogh's ear in his poem ''Mächte, Gewalten'' (''Powers, Dominions'')

*

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wrote a

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of Vincent's letters to his brother Theo. The short story "If the Impressionists Had Been Dentists" is included in Allen's 1975 book ''

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''. *

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...

writes about van Gogh in his book ''Avant et après'' (''Before and After'') (903 AD)

* Theun de Vries wrote a novel ''Vincent in Den Haag'' (''Vincent in The Hague'') which takes place between 1881 and 1883. * Ivan Diviš wrote a poem "Goghova milá" ("Gogh's Lover"), published in his book ''Rozpleť si vlasy'' (''Unplait Your Hair'', 1961). *

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wrote a poem on Van Gogh called 'Working Out'. * The Dutch-Northern Irish writer Remco van Straten published "Hastur's Canvas", framing Vincent van Gogh's time in France in the context of

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Music

Classical

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: ''

Van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

'', Turkish opera (1956) * Gloria Coates: ''Homage to Van Gogh'' (1993/94) *Grigori Frid: ''Letters of van Gogh'', mono-opera in two parts for baritone - clarinet, percussion, piano, strings op. 69 (1975) – small Version for baritone - clarinet, piano and violoncello *

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: ''Eight fragments from letters of Vincent van Gogh'' for baritone and string quartet op. 84 (1985

*

Einojuhani Rautavaara Einojuhani Rautavaara (; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. ...

: '' Vincent'', opera in three acts (1986-1987). This was based on several events in Van Gogh's life; he later used some of the same themes in his 6th symphony, ''

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''. *

: ''Vincentiana'', symphony N° 6 (1992) - movements: I Tähtiyö (Starry night) II Varikset (The crows) III Saint-Rémy IV Apotheosis *

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: ''Correspondances'' for soprano and orchestra (2002-2004) - movements: I. Danse cosmique (P. Mukherjee) II. A Slava et Galina... (A. Solschenizyn) III. Gong (R. M. Rilke) IV. Gong II (R. M. Rilke) V. De Vincent à Théo... (V. van Gogh) *

, Timbres, espace, mouvement (''Timbre, space, movement'') is a work for orchestra composed, 1978.

) mention van Gogh in their song "Heres to Life": "Vincent Van Gogh why do you weep?/ You were on your way to heaven but the road was steep./ Who was there to break your fall,/ we're guilty one and all." *The title track for Joni Mitchell's album '' Turbulent Indigo'' references Van Gogh's madness. The album cover is a take on Van Gogh's '' Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear''. * A Spanish Group is named La Oreja de Van Gogh (Van Gogh's Ear). *The

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released a song titled "Skin" which is about Van Gogh. *Smooth jazz composer/singer Michael Franks released the song "Vincent's Ear" in 1990 on his ''Blue Pacific'' album produced on the Reprise label. Lyrics include "No-one understands all the love inside he tried to give/No-one understands his life was hard to live. *Manic Street Preachers "La Tristesse Durera". The song's title is taken from the reported last words of Vincent van Gogh, "La tristesse durera toujours", quoted in a letter from his younger brother Theo to their sister Elisabeth, using her nickname Lies. The letter was translated by Robert Harrison, who states that the phrase means "The sadness will last forever". * Brian Eno and John Cale recorded "Spinning Away" on their album Wrong Way Up (1990). An example lyric states "One by one, all the stars appear/As the great winds of the planet spiral in/Spinning away, like the night sky at Arles" * Matthew Perryman Jones' album "Land of the Living" includes the song "O Theo", in which the lyrics imagine that Vincent is writing about his life to his brother Theo, echoing how the real Vincent wrote vividly to Theo in his many letters.

Film and television

* '' Lust for Life'', a 1934 novel by

, was adapted into a film of the same name. It was directed by

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and

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and produced by John Houseman. The 1956 film starred Kirk Douglas as Vincent van Gogh and

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. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including best actor and best supporting actor, for which Anthony Quinn won. * In 1948, Alain Resnais made the documentary ''Van Gogh''. Resnais’ black-and-white film featured only Van Gogh's canvases. According to art and film historian John Walker, "the artist’s personal crisis was inscribed in the images on screen by means of accelerated montage". *

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and David Hughes made the 1972 documentary-drama ''Vincent the Dutchman'', with

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in the title role, following in Van Gogh's footsteps and re-visiting the actual locations where he lived and died. * Australian director Paul Cox made a film called '' Vincent'' (also known as ''Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh'') in 1987, consisting entirely of readings of passages from Vincent's letters (read by

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), and accompanied by scenes of the actual locations where he painted. The entire film is claimed to be seen through Van Gogh's own eyes, including his final suicide. * Director Alexander Barnett ''The Eyes of Van Gogh'', a film about the 12 months Van Gogh spent in an asylum at St. Remy
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* Abraham Ségal produced a 70-minute color documentary ''Van Gogh ou la Revanche Ambiguë'' (''Van Gogh or the Double-edged Triumph'') in 1989. This documentary examines the "cult" and "myth" of Van Gogh. It is described as an "intelligent account" of the phenomenon, including scenes of the New York auction of Van Gogh's ''Irises'', of 100-year celebrations in Arles, St. Rémy, Auvers and Amsterdam, as well as interviews with people in Arles, a medical expert, Kirk Douglas, Johan Van Gogh, writers and artists "obsessed" with the artist. * Japanese filmmaker

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paid homage to Van Gogh in the 1990 film ''

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''. The film was based upon Kurosawa's own dreams and included a vignette titled "Crows" based on the painting ''

Wheat Field with Crows ''Wheatfield with Crows'' ( nl, Korenveld met kraaien) is a July 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh. It has been cited by several critics as one of his greatest works. It is commonly stated that this was van Gogh's final painting because Vincen ...

'', which starred the American director

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as Van Gogh. *

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directed the 1990 family film '' Vincent and Me''. * Director Robert Altman portrayed the life story of Vincent van Gogh (

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) and of his brother Theo van Gogh (

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) in the film ''

Vincent & Theo ''Vincent & Theo'' is a 1990 biographical drama film about the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) and his brother Theo (1857–1891), an art dealer. While Vincent van Gogh's artworks are now famous, he was essentially unrecognised in ...

'' (1990). *

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's ''

'' (1991) starred

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in the title role. The film earned a record twelve César nominations and Dutronc won the award for best actor. * Van Gogh appeared as a guest star on the MTV animated series ''

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''. His clone is very neurotic and paranoid. * ''

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'', a documentary in 2006, starred

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as Van Gogh in episode 6. * In 2009, the IMAX film ''Van Gogh, een kleurrijk portret'' (Van Gogh, a colorful portrait) was released. * In 2009 the film ''Vincent van Gogh, een zaaier in Etten'' (Vincent van Gogh, a sower in Etten) came into circulation, the director was Vincent Oudendijk. * ''

The Yellow House ''The Yellow House'' ( nl, Het gele huis), alternatively named ''The Street'' ( nl, De straat), is an 1888 oil painting by the 19th-century Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. The house was the right wing of 2 Place Lamartine, A ...

.'' Van Gogh and Gauguin in Arles. * In 2010,

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portrayed Van Gogh in the Andrew Hutton bio-documentary '' Van Gogh: Painted with Words'', with

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as his brother

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, showing the correspondence between the two brothers and the circumstances at the moments the letters were written. It is based on the real letters of Vincent and Theo, and updated by Andrew Hutton and

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. * A 2010 episode of '' Doctor Who'' titled "

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" featured

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as the artist. He reprised his role at the beginning of "

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". * There was a parody of Van Gogh and his ear in the '' Family Guy'' episode "

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" (2005). * In 2013, Dutch actor

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starred as Vincent in a

miniseries named ''Van Gogh: een huis voor Vincent'' (literally: ''Van Gogh: a house for Vincent''; international name ''The Van Gogh Legacy''). The dramatized story of Vincent is told through the eyes of his only surviving nephew Vincent Willem ( nl), played by Jeroen Krabbé. The series has been sold to broadcasting corporations in

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and

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. * '' Loving Vincent'', the world's first fully hand-painted feature film, was released in 2017. This animated biopic recounts the life and final days of Van Gogh, with each frame of the film consisting of an oil painting executed in Van Gogh's style and a plot based on letters he wrote. It was awarded a

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for Best Animated Feature and also earned an Oscar nomination in 2018. *'' At Eternity's Gate'' is a 2018 internationally co-produced

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about the final days of painter. It is directed by

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and stars

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as Van Gogh. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival and is scheduled to be released in November 2018, by

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Theatre

* In the mid 1970s

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starred in a one-man play called ''Vincent'' that he'd adapted from the play ''Van Gogh'' by Phillip Stephens. A performance was televised in 1981, and a DVD based on the videorecording was released in 2006. The adapted version was published in 1984.

Video games

* In '' Luigi's Mansion'', there is a ghost named Vincent Van Gore. He is nicknamed the "Starving Artist" in-game, and battles the player by having his paintings of ghosts come to life and attack Luigi. He speaks with a French accent, despite van Gogh speaking mostly Dutch. * The character of Vince, the art tutor in the Nintendo DS game ''

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'', is based on Vincent van Gogh. * In June 2015, Rusty Lake created the third installment of Cube Escape, Cube Escape: Arles. This installment ended in Van Gogh walking out into the painting Starry Night.

Popular recognition

* In 2004 he was nominated for the title De Grootste Nederlander (The Greatest Dutchman) and came in 10th place.

References

External links

Excerpt from Artaud about van Gogh

''El cine pinta a Van Gogh''. Van Gogh in the movies.
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