Introduction Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most influential and famous painter in Western art history. In his lifetime he provided the world with over twenty-one hundred artworks a good portion were in his last two years of life. Unfortunately he was unsuccessful be coming famous artist during his life, and was demeaned a failure and a madman. Van Gogh’s artwork only became famous after his suicide in the year of 1890. He was largely self-taught; his paintings became famous for the unique way of creating his masterpieces. Van Gogh characterized his work with expressive, impulsive, dramatic and bold color brush strokes. He painted with a sense of urgency, which in the end caused him tremendous amount anguish. Van Gogh’s masterpieces show