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VAN GOGH "STARRY NIGHT" ORIGINAL OIL AFTER
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch) Original Oil on canvas "Starry Night" After. In the fall of 1880, van Gogh decided to move to Brussels and become an artist. Though hehad no formal art training, his brother Theo offered to support van Gogh financially. He began taking lessons on his own, studying books like Travaux des champs byJean-François Millet and Cours de dessin by Charles Bargue. Van Gogh's art helped him stay emotionally balanced. In 1885, he began work on what isconsidered to be his first masterpiece, "Potato Eaters." Theo, who by this time living in Paris, believed the painting would not be well-received in the French capital, where Impressionism had become the trend. Nevertheless, van Gogh decided to move to Paris, and showed up at Theo's house uninvited. In March 1886, Theo welcomed his brother into his small apartment.

Very fine. See images.