Long Term Impact
His artistic developments are usually based on the places he had lived in across Europe. His evolution as an artist was slow he tend to submerse himself into the local culture and lighting. In 1882 Van Gogh visited Cornelis Marinus, an owner of a well known art gallery. And was disappointed with van Gogh's work, he said that It did not live up to his expectations. Because of the comments he had received he went back to his studio and experimented with light and different drawing materials. For a year he worked on single pieces to perfection, but he only received criticism but later they were known as masterpieces.
After his exhibitions in the 1800s his image began to grow amid art critiques, artists and art dealers. In 1887 his painting was hung among…show more content… The Van Gogh Museum opened in 1973 in Amsterdam. It has more than 1.5 million visitors a year, 85 percent of them from other countries, hence making it the most popular museum in the Netherlands. His paintings include one of the world's best known and most expensive pieces, some sold over 100 million dollars. He had only sold painting in his lifetime and it was an oil painting called "The Red Vineyard". It was sold in 1890 by van Gogh's friend and painter Anna Boch. It was worth 400 francs worth about a thousand dollars today.
He was a misunderstood genius. His reputation began to grow in the 20th century when the Fauves and German Expressionists started incorporating his style. He earned popular success over the decades. He was and important but tragic artist. He gained lots of recognition when his letters were published in three volumes in 1914. In 1934 Irving Stone published a book called Lust for Life based on Van Gogh's letters to Theo. Later in 1956 this book was made into a movie which increased his fame. Van Gogh is considered the most famous Dutch artist after
