Vincent van Gogh Van Gogh Museum opened in the Museumplein in Amsterdam in 1973. It became the second most popular museum in the Netherlands, after the Rijksmuseum, regularly receiving more than 1.5 million visitors a year. In 2015 it had a record 1.9 million; 85 percent of the visitors come from other countries. Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of
Portraits by Vincent van Gogh Gauguin's "Bathers" to Steven A. Cohen for more than $100 million. "Two Young Girls", also called "Two Children" is owned by Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Another version of "Two Children" is part of a private collection (F784). See also Paintings of Children (Van Gogh series). The "Young Man with Cornflower" was made in June 1890 in Auvers. See also Paintings of Children (Van Gogh series). Portraits by Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh lived during the Impressionist era. With the development of photography, painters and artists turned to conveying the feeling and ideas behind people, places, and things rather than trying