2006-06-10 17:53:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Having enjoyed many of his paintings at museums in London and Paris, I decided to read more about his life. The book I read is a historical novel by Irving Stone called, "Lust for Life". This is a fabulous book which is a meaty read as well. I thoroughly learned a lot more about the man's life.
I read in the book that, although he shot himself with a shotgun in a wheat field, he didn't actually die there. He survived long enough to drag himself to his brother's house where he finally expired. Read it and enjoy.
2006-06-12 18:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
OK I'm not sure what age he was when he committed suicide but he was crazy because he was constantly drinking something called absinthe back then it was extremely poisonous bcuz it was made from some kind of bark it still is poisonous and that's why its not legal in the US .... I'm sure uve heard of absinthe if you've seen the movie Eurotrip ... absinthe also lead to DaVincie's death.
2006-06-11 01:11:51 · answer #2 · answered by annabanana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
van gogh shot himself when he was 37. if he had been officially diagnosed, he probably would have been called manic-depressive. he would go into manic states, when he produced most of his work, with wild colors and patterns, and then would sulk and do nothing in his depression. i can only assume that one day he got too low and took a gun.
he also had social problems, with both friends and lovers.
2006-06-11 00:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by donlockwood36 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He suffered from what is now called manic depression and schizophrenia. At the time, psychiatric disorders were approached and treated much differently, and most likely he didn't receive the help he needed to cope with the feelings these brought about.
2006-06-12 14:51:12 · answer #4 · answered by judithsr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
van gogh,suffered from mental health problems,these were partly brought on by the lead in the paints he used(fact) and he always used his mouth to clean brushes(fact) he ingested lots of lead,he also had alcohol problems he was addicted to Absinth
2006-06-11 09:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by allancmc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Van Gogh was proven to be mentally unstable. Most researchers suggest that he was bypolar. unlike his brother who was perfectly sane.
2006-06-11 00:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by klassykowgurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was because they kept spelling his name "van Goo" instead of Van Gogh.
2006-06-11 00:56:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One theory was he lost his mind because of his paints.
Many paints were mercury-based and he ingested them, either through his aggressive painting style (he got splattered with the paint and let it absorb through his skin) or he would stick a brush in his mouth as he worked with another.
He was 37. He sold only one painting in his lifetime, to brother Theo.
2006-06-11 00:57:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaken he suffered from depression which probably led to his suicide. Not sure at what age though.
2006-06-11 00:57:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was crazy, that's why, and I think he was 49
2006-06-11 00:57:26 · answer #10 · answered by Iron Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋