Also known as “Starry Starry Night,” the song was an ode to the 19th century Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh but held a deeper meaning, something more universal, yet taboo at Here are ten reasons why it was suicide: 1. Vincent’s doctor believed it was suicide. A few hours after the shooting, Vincent’s doctor, Paul Gachet, wrote to the artist’s brother, Theo van Famous works: Starry Night, The Bedroom, Irises, Sunflowers; Style/Period: Post-impressionist, Modern Art; Biography: Where did Vincent van Gogh grow up? Vincent van Gogh was born in the Netherlands in 1853. His father and grandfather were ministers, but others in his family worked in the art world. Vincent had two brothers and three sisters. Now Vincent van Gogh exhibitions are blockbusters around the world. In 1990, his Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold for $82.5 million at Christie's, setting a new record for a single painting. Home / ART Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) - Starry Night (1889) 23:54, 31 October 2004: 1,013 × 834 (213 KB) Sverdrup (talk | contribs) PD: You cannot overwrite this file. The Starry Night — three words that describe a timeless and magnificent painting done by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in 1889. A painting that became an overnight sensation and immortalised a painter who was not only known for his work but his mental health deterioration, which led to him cutting off his ear and eventually dying by suicide. Van Gogh’s name was not his own. Vincent Van Gogh was named after his stillborn brother who he tragically would never get to grow up with. 2. He was a complex man. He is widely thought to have suffered a complex range of mental illnesses which included schizophrenia and severe depression. 3. He came to the art game late. The stars sparkle like gemstones.A few months later, just after being confined to a mental institution, Van Gogh painted another version of the same subject: Starry Night (New York, MoMA), in which the violence of his troubled psyche is fully expressed. Trees are shaped like flames while the sky and stars whirl in a cosmic vision. The Musée d W4O8j7.