"La tristtesse durera toujours" translates to "The sadness with last forever," the last words of one of my favorite artists, Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh was a greatly underrated artist who spent many years plagued by depression and mental illness. I have always loved Van Gogh because he used his sorrow as a drive to created some of the most beautiful and beloved art in the world. He turned his pain into ecstatic beauty, and used the little money he had to do what he loved, instead of getting what he needs to survive. Much new news has been circulating about Van Gogh recently, which is surprising considering he's dead. But, a new painting of his has been authenticated, and Van Gogh's death is being re-examined. It was previously thought that Van Gogh took his own life due to depression, but, that theory is being questioned.
"In Van Gogh: the Life, a biography published in 2011, authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith argue that van Gogh did not commit suicide but was shot accidentally by two boys he knew who had "a malfunctioning gun".[2] A curator at the Van Gogh Museum has warned that experts "cannot yet agree" with the authors' conclusions about the painter's death." To read more on the real death of Van Gogh, read here. I have chosen to write about this subject today because I sympathize with Van Gogh. I love his art and is dedication and passion about what he did and loved, and I wouldn't want him to be wrongfully accused of doing something he didn't do.
"In Van Gogh: the Life, a biography published in 2011, authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith argue that van Gogh did not commit suicide but was shot accidentally by two boys he knew who had "a malfunctioning gun".[2] A curator at the Van Gogh Museum has warned that experts "cannot yet agree" with the authors' conclusions about the painter's death." To read more on the real death of Van Gogh, read here. I have chosen to write about this subject today because I sympathize with Van Gogh. I love his art and is dedication and passion about what he did and loved, and I wouldn't want him to be wrongfully accused of doing something he didn't do.