Fact 5/23/23: Van Gogh #1
He painted almost 900 paintings within ten years
Up until Van Gogh was 27, he had explored several different jobs – he’d been a lay minister, teacher and an art dealer to name a couple.
Suddenly, he abandoned these careers and decided to focus all his energy on painting and drawing.
Over the next ten years, Ban Gogh went on to create a body of work which included almost 900 paintings, and a further 1,100 works on paper – which meant a new artwork every 36 hours (on average).