Van Gogh - Cube - Masterpieces

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch painter that had a heavy influence on most of the famous and influential figures of Western art. He loved to paint landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits. His work is characterized by bold dramatic colors and impulsive, expressive brushwork. Van Gogh suffered from many psychotic episodes and delusions. After severing part of his own ear after a confrontation, he spent time in psychiatric hospitals, including Saint-Remy. This is where he painted “Irises 1889” It was within a week of entering the asylum, in May 1889. He would say that painting was "the lightning conductor for my illness" because he felt that he could keep himself from going insane by continuing to paint. He is remembered as an important but tragic painter, whose troubled personality typifies the romantic ideal of the tortured artist. This Rubik's cube from the Musée d'Orsay 's collection (Paris) features six masterpieces of Vincent Van Gogh: – La nuit étoilée, Arles (1888) – La Méridienne ou la sieste (1889/1890) – Le Docteur Paul Gachet (1890) – Autoportrait (1889) – La chambre de Van Gogh à Arles (1889) – L'Eglise d'Auvers-sur-Oise (1890)