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Vincent van Gogh is arguably the most famous artist who has ever lived. The 19th century Dutch painter created hundreds of pieces of art, but only sold one of them during his lifetime. He became more appreciated only after he died and largely thought of himself as a failure during his life. He lived a troubled existence and struggled with mental health challenges on and off throughout his life. Iâm sure youâre aware of some of van Goghâs famous masterpieces such as starry night or sunflowers. But there are many paintings that may be lesser known and definitely on the spookier side of things. Here is a list of the top 5 spookiest van Gogh paintings.
1:13 Head of a Skeleton With a Burning Cigarette
2:36 Wheatfield With Crows
4:22 Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear
5:52 The Night CafĂŠ
8:20 Prisoners' Round
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Go behind the painting with Art Deco at BehindThePainting.com
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Vincent van Gogh is arguably the most famous artist who has ever lived. The 19th century Dutch painter created hundreds of pieces of art, but only sold one of them during his lifetime. He became more appreciated only after he died and largely thought of himself as a failure during his life. He lived a troubled existence and struggled with mental health challenges on and off throughout his life. Iâm sure youâre aware of some of van Goghâs famous masterpieces such as starry night or sunflowers. But there are many paintings that may be lesser known and definitely on the spookier side of things. Here is a list of the top 5 spookiest van Gogh paintings.
1:13 Head of a Skeleton With a Burning Cigarette
2:36 Wheatfield With Crows
4:22 Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear
5:52 The Night CafĂŠ
8:20 Prisoners' Round
Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100410
Artist: incompetech.com
Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100198
Artist: incompetech.com
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500027
Artist: incompetech.com
