Vincent van Gogh Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vincent van Gogh, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

5 records1853–19875 events1 places

Chronological biography

1853

Birth of Vincent van Gogh1853

Arts / Art

Birth of Vincent van Gogh

1885

Painting1885

Arts / Art

Paints "The Sunflower" series. Paints "The Potato Eaters". Paints "The Night Cafe"

1888

Health of Vincent van Gogh1888

Science / Medicine · Arles

Suffers from mental illness & cuts off part of his left ear

1890

Death of Vincent van Gogh1890

Arts / Art

Death of Vincent van Gogh

1987

World Record31 March 1987

Arts / Art

Vincent van Goghs Sunflowers sell for $39.85 million, more than triple the record for an auctioned painting

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.