Who were Van Gogh's contemporaries?
Van Gogh lived just from 1853 to 1890. He shared those years with painters, writers, thinkers and inventors.
Van Gogh's lifespan is highlighted. The other bars show some notable contemporaries.
Meanwhile, in the same years.
The age of light
In 1879, Edison brought the first practical light bulb to life, just before Van Gogh discovered painting. In the years he took up the brush, electric light was slowly making its way into the cities.
Fame just out of reach
Van Gogh sold almost nothing in his lifetime. By the late 1880s, his contemporary Monet was finally celebrated and selling well.
A tower of iron
While Van Gogh painted in the south of France, the Eiffel Tower rose over Paris in 1889.
A creative blaze
1888 was an extraordinarily creative year for both: Van Gogh painted at a feverish pace in Arles, and Nietzsche wrote several of his final books. Both broke down soon after, Van Gogh later that same year, Nietzsche at the start of the next.
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