Add Upworthy to your Google News feed.
Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. This moving clip shows what his reaction to his popularity would look like today.
“He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty."
07.31.24
It's incredible to imagine that Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. "The Red Vineyard" sold in Brussels a few months before his death for just 400 Francs.
Now, he's celebrated as one of the greatest artists who ever lived.
In this incredible clip from "Dr. Who" we get to see what his reaction may have been if he saw his art today.
This article originally appeared on 02.21.20
From Your Site Articles
- Netflix cuts controversial suicide scene in '13 Reasons Why' more ... ›
- Walking past this artist's portraits will blow your mind, as one face transforms to another - Upworthy ›
- Gallery finds unseen Van Gogh painting - Upworthy ›
- Vincent Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo deal with corporate culture - Upworthy ›
- This 'Starry Night' optical illusion is incredibly moving - Upworthy ›
- In 125 years, millions of people have looked at this painting. No one really saw it until recently. - Upworthy ›
- $50 painting found at garage sale questionably hailed as long-lost van Gogh - Upworthy ›
- 10 fascinating facts about van Gogh and 'The Starry Night' - Upworthy ›