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.”

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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


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