Birth of Vincent van Gogh
Birth of Vincent van Gogh
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Vincent van Gogh Biography and Timeline
Follow Vincent van Gogh through 5 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Vincent van Gogh, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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1853–1987Years on this page
1853
1885
Painting
Paints "The Sunflower" series. Paints "The Potato Eaters". Paints "The Night Cafe"
1888
Health of Vincent van Gogh
Suffers from mental illness & cuts off part of his left ear
1890
Death of Vincent van Gogh
Death of Vincent van Gogh
1987
World Record
Vincent van Goghs Sunflowers sell for $39.85 million, more than triple the record for an auctioned painting
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.