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I Was Thinking About Van Gogh Recently
I Was Never Really A Huge Fan Of His Paintings
But I Wouldn’t Say I Actively Disliked Them Either
It’s Just Never Been My Thing
I Found Myself Thinking About A Specific Van Gogh Painting
Which I’ve Since Learned Is Called “Landscape With Snow”
I Looked It Up To See If It Still Looked As I Remembered
And It Pretty Much Did
But This Time, I Decided I Liked It … (Oh My God)
I Can’t Explain Why (You Need To Leave)
This All Led Me To Van Gogh’s Wikipedia Page
I Wanted To Find Out If History Considered Him
Primarily A Landscapе, Portrait, Or Still-Life Painter
He Did ThеM All
I Browsed The Page And Didn’t Really Find My Answer
But I Did Come Across The Following Sentence
“Van Gogh Was Unsuccessful During His Lifetime
And Was Considered A Madman And A Failure. ” (Damn)
Damn. I Mean, I Kinda Knew That Much About Him
Wild Life, Wasn’t Famous Until After He Died, Etc
But Even Considering All That, I Kept Going Back To That Sentence
Van Gogh Started Painting At 27
And Only Worked For About 9 Years Before Committing Suicide
And While That’s Not That Long
He Did Make Around 900 Paintings And 1000 Drawings
I Guess I Say All That To Say This
As A Guy Who Recently Decided
He Somewhat Likes A Single Painting By Vincent Van Gogh
For Reasons I Can’t Quite Describe
It Does Make Me Sad To See A Man With Mental Health Issues
And A Passion For Art Summed Up As An “Unsuccessful Madman Failure”
Even If He Was In Fact Financially Unsuccessful, And Kind Of A Madman
A Failure? I Dunno
I Kinda Like That Landscape With Snow, And I’m Glad He Painted It
Is That What I’m Saying
I Guess So, But
Is That What I’m Saying
I Guess So, But
