Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who lived in poverty and was virtually unrecognized during his lifetime, yet became one of the most influential and recognizable artists in Western art history. He created approximately 2,100 works, including The Starry Night, Sunflowers, and Wheatfield with Crows, now treasured as global art icons.
Van Gogh used vivid colors and bold brushstrokes to express inner emotion, pioneering a wholly new mode of artistic expression. He sold only one painting during his life, but his works later broke auction records. His innovations in color and emotional expression profoundly influenced modern art movements like Fauvism and Expressionism.
