Vincent Willem van Gogh vɪnˈsÉ›nt ʋɪlˈɛm vÉ‘nˈxÉ”x (30 March 1853 â€“ 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.Rewald, John. Post-Impressionism: From van Gogh to Gauguin, revised edition, Secker & Warburg 1978, ISBN 0-436-41151-2 Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art.Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief spell as a teacher, he became a missionary worker in a very po