Vincent Van Gogh Critique

Vincent Van Gogh was and still is, a well know artist, but did people really know him? Did they have any idea what was going on in his brain? From the looks of his final self-portrait, I think not. This painting was completed just months before his suicide, while he was living in Auvers, a hospital which treated paitents, like Van Gogh, for mental illnesses. From my point of view, I feel that Van Gogh’…

…original intent. Of course I know this, for a fact because we all know the outcome. Vincent ended his life with these last words: \"I wish I could go home now\" . I do not like this piece of art work by Vincent Van Gogh, although I do appreciate and have some understanding of it. It is much too depressing for me to look at, I would much rather look at happy abstract paintings or artwork.