Vincent van Gogh: A Life Painted in Color and Emotion Vincent Willem van Gogh, born on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands, remains one of the most recognizable and profoundly influential figures in Western art. His tragically short life—spanning just ten years of intense artistic production before his untimely death in 1890—yielded a body of work characterized by vibrant colors, expressive brushstrokes, and an intensely per…