Vincent Willem Van Gogh - the famous Dutch artist, who with his work had a huge influence on the painting of the XIX-XX centuries. His creative path was short, only ten years, but during this time he managed to create about 2100 paintings, of which 860 works are written in oil. He worked in the artistic direction of post-impressionism. He painted portraits, landscapes, still lives, self-portraits. He lived in poverty and constant anxiety, lost his sanity and committed suicide, only after this criticism appreciated his great works.