Vincent van Gogh Van Gogh's fame reached its first peak in Austria and Germany before World War I, helped by the publication of his letters in three volumes in 1914. His letters are expressive and literate, and have been described as among the foremost 19th-century writings of their kind. These began a compelling mythology of Van Gogh as an intense and dedicated painter who suffered for his art and died young. In 1934, the novelist Irving Stone wrote a biographical novel of Van Gogh's life titled "Lust for Life", based on Van Gogh's letters to Theo. This novel and the 1956 film further
Vincent van Gogh chronology others. Facts and dates which are undisputed (see Resources), remain unreferenced. 1850 1851 1852 1853 1855 1857 1859<br> 1861 1862 1864 1866 1867 1868 1869 <br> 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 <br> 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 <br> 1890 1891 Footnotes<br> References<br> External links Vincent van Gogh chronology This is a chronology of the artist Vincent van Gogh. It is based as far as possible on Van Gogh's correspondence. However, it has only been possible to construct the chronology by drawing on additional sources. Most of his letters are not