Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, born March 30, 1853, died July 29, 1890. He is commonly known as Vincent van Gogh of the Post-Impressionist school. Many of his works are loved by many people and ranked as the most expensive paintings in the world. Van Gogh was a pioneer artist of the expressionist school and had a great influence on modern art, especially Fauvism and expressionism in Germany.