Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
The Mystery of
Van Gogh’s Madness
Art is life. 75
paint works just in the last 70 days of his life, including the one painted on
the very morning Van Gogh committed suicide, July 27, 1890. He was only 37. And
one of those last works was the famous “Wheatfield with Crows.”
Ever since he
sliced off his left ear in the last month of 1988, the great painter had been
suffering from mental illness until he finally took his life himself 18 months
later. Mid-thirties is supposed to be the most creative and productive time for
many artists. Some enjoy the success and fame they have created while others
struggle with mental or physical difficulties such as Mozart or Beethoven. And
sadly, Van Gogh also left great works in those days, predicting or expecting
his last day on earth approaching somehow.
Enjoy reading
and thinking what death meant to the great painter.
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