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  van Gogh

  noun

  Vincent 1853–90, Dutch painter.
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  Van Gogh

  noun

  Vincent (vɪnˈsɛnt). 1853–90, Dutch postimpressionist painter, noted for his landscapes and portraits, in which colour is used essentially for its expressive and emotive value

van Gogh

American  

[van goh, gawkh, vahn khawkh] / væn ˈgoʊ, ˈgɔx, vɑn ˈxɔx /

noun

1. Vincent 1853–90, Dutch painter.

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Van Gogh British  

/ væn ˈɡɒx, vɑn ˈxɔx /

noun

1. Vincent (vɪnˈsɛnt). 1853–90, Dutch postimpressionist painter, noted for his landscapes and portraits, in which colour is used essentially for its expressive and emotive value

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Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

His extraordinary collection includes sculptures by Alexander Calder and Henry Moore and paintings by Raphael and Vincent van Gogh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Millions more were funnelled into art by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, a private jet, and the production of the Hollywood movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" by Najib's stepson.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

Just Stop Oil supporters have thrown soup over two Vincent van Gogh paintings, hours after two activists were given jail sentences for targeting one of the same works of art.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024

I read the letters stacked on one another like a word tower: Vincent van Gogh.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Mr. Lucas’s temple houses an Egyptian limestone relief, a sculpture of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon, a substantial photography collection, and pictures by Pissarro, Renoir, Van Gogh, Léger, Picasso and Kahlo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

For museums, she’s box-office magic, ranking with Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet and Warhol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

That show also explored the art of Van Gogh, Monet and Whistler, Impressionist artists deeply influenced by Japanese prints, as expressed by the French term Japonisme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Other purchases reportedly included a $35 million Monet painting, a $5.5 million Van Gogh, a $35 million Bombardier jet, a $100 million stake in EMI Music Publishing, and a $250 million yacht.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

He nevertheless stands at the head of the coloristic tradition that descends through Rubens and Van Gogh to the Abstract Expressionists of the twentieth century.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson