As a young man Vincent van Gogh depicted difficult life circumstances in a number of his sketches and early paintings. For some time he acted as a benevolent preacher in poor industrial districts of Belgium. Social injustice certainly stroke a very sensitive cord in his thinking. read more
Van Gogh: A Life: Mad, bad and dangerous to know Dec 22nd 2011, 9: 26 from Prospero A NEW biography of Vincent van Gogh casts light on a lonely, bad-tempered alcoholic, who bit the hands that fed him. read more