Was Van Gogh appreciated in his time?

I am convinced that Van Gogh would have been a (more) successful artist had he lived longer. In the last six months of his life, he was getting increasingly more well-known and his paintings and drawings were featured at several exhibitions. read more

And in his review of the exhibition for La Vogue (September 1889), the art critic Felix Feneon wrote the following about Van Gogh’s paintings:"His Irises violently shred their purple parts over their lath-like leaves. read more

After Van Gogh committed suicide, his brother’s wife collected his artwork and letters to make sure his work was recognized. Paul Gauguin: Paul Gauguin was an influential 19th century French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death. read more

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890): Today, Van Gogh’s work sells for unprecedented prices and is some of the most valuable and highly sought after in the world. His Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold for $82.5 million in 1990, making it one of the most expensive paintings ever sold. In his time, however, Van Gogh was a failed, starving artist. read more