I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I, which is my life, the power to create.
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About Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a 19th-century Dutch painter. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision
- Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership