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do u think van gogh was happy?

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lascivious poppy filthpig
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
white cocky messiness telephone
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
lascivious poppy filthpig
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
white cocky messiness telephone
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/22/26
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confused senate dopamine
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
Comical aquamarine theatre wagecucks
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
mahogany mother
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
Diverse Corn Cake
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
Stubborn Stage
  02/23/26
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Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
Stubborn Stage
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
Diverse Corn Cake
  02/23/26
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Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
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arousing indian lodge
  02/24/26
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Vibrant Pearly Half-breed
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
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Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/23/26
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Diverse Corn Cake
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
mahogany mother
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
Cowardly Nighttime Spot Really Tough Guy
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/24/26
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Diverse Corn Cake
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Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard
  02/27/26
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Vibrant Pearly Half-breed
  02/27/26


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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: lascivious poppy filthpig



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: white cocky messiness telephone

No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inability to sell a single painting, dependent on his loving brother's largesse, struggling to realize the FEELING of his subjects, no, not happy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#28861387)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:38 PM
Author: lascivious poppy filthpig

eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was chemically imbalanced. but do u think deep down he was just like man im doing it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#28861408)



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:40 PM
Author: white cocky messiness telephone

He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do anything else. I'm doing this. And it's work. And I'm working. Fuck it."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#28861420)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

great op & subthread

thx

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690580)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:05 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern sense of the word, I’d probably say no, fundamentally, Vincent was not happy. But when I think about him, did I see him during his life in periods—even if fleeting—of deep fulfillment and contentment? Yes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49687988)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:42 PM
Author: confused senate dopamine



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689084)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: Comical aquamarine theatre wagecucks

was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting knowing he killed himself moments later

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49688038)



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Date: February 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minutes walk away from the inn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49688182)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcard.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49688787)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: mahogany mother

Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen it. I didn’t know this detail.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690581)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:15 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn’t actively painting when he shot himself (or was shot) that evening.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690588)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 12:46 PM
Author: Diverse Corn Cake

the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not

but artists rarely are, and in any case with his psychological makeup any other course of action/outcome would have been much worse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689100)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 1:15 PM
Author: Stubborn Stage

happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689232)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689652)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 3:50 PM
Author: Stubborn Stage

some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum from memory-- tortured soul through and through

https://darksky.org/news/van-goghs-starry-skies/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689756)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 5:00 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it gave him a significant sense of stability, although he would eventually grow tired of the other patients many of whom were struggling with that much more serious issues and were unreasonable to interact with.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689967)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 6:02 PM
Author: Diverse Corn Cake

xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690120)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690571)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:09 PM
Author: arousing indian lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49691594)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:00 PM
Author: Vibrant Pearly Half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689786)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: Stubborn Stage

"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not to be regretted, because they are noble." -Nietzsche

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689814)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:12 PM
Author: Vibrant Pearly Half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689832)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:19 PM
Author: learning disabled tanning salon kitty



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689848)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49689961)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:11 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Certainly the most popular great painter of all time. The most beloved. His command of color the most magnificent. He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty. Pain is easy to portray, but to use your passion and pain to portray the ecstasy and joy and magnificence of our world … no one had ever done it before. Perhaps no one ever will again. To my mind, that strange wild man who roamed the fields of Provence was not only the world’s greatest artist, but also one of the greatest men who ever lived.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690576)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 5:53 AM
Author: Diverse Corn Cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49691005)



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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: mahogany mother

Fuck no.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49690579)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 6:01 AM
Author: Cowardly Nighttime Spot Really Tough Guy

Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/365?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49691006)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 9:25 AM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this new exhibit we’ve put together, exploring Vincent’s evocative use of yellow throughout his art:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/arts/design/van-gogh-museum-yellow.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49691244)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: Diverse Corn Cake



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49691579)



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Date: February 24th, 2026 10:18 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49693195)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:41 PM
Author: Twisted Dead Haunted Graveyard

Going back for 4.4 days.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49699806)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:42 PM
Author: Vibrant Pearly Half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3004111&forum_id=2...id#49699814)