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do u think van gogh was happy?

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disturbing blue jap becky
  09/29/15
No. Troubled by fits of insanity, frustrated by his inabili...
mildly autistic digit ratio stead
  09/29/15
eh, but ur saying he was frustrated, he was troubled, he was...
disturbing blue jap becky
  09/29/15
He was absolutely like "man I'm doing it. I cant do an...
mildly autistic digit ratio stead
  09/29/15
great op & subthread thx
startled stage
  02/23/26
This is an interesting and complex question. In the modern s...
startled stage
  02/22/26
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copper hideous hissy fit
  02/23/26
was a bit emotional standing in front of his last painting k...
dun party of the first part
  02/22/26
He was painting Tree Roots that morning just a couple minute...
startled stage
  02/22/26
https://www.vincentvangogh.org/assets/img/tree-roots-postcar...
startled stage
  02/23/26
Is this true? I’ve been the Van Gogh Museum and seen i...
violent twinkling heaven
  02/23/26
It’s not. He worked on Roots that morning but he wasn&...
startled stage
  02/23/26
the cheesy smiling sense, absolutely not but artists rare...
Very Tactful Telephone
  02/23/26
happiness is overrated, Van Gogh had a lust for life
Territorial Main People Idiot
  02/23/26
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startled stage
  02/23/26
some of his greatest works were painted inside an asylum fro...
Territorial Main People Idiot
  02/23/26
When he was in the asylum, counterintuitively perhaps, it ga...
startled stage
  02/23/26
xo woukd have been a great happy medium for him
Very Tactful Telephone
  02/23/26
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startled stage
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fragrant coffee pot keepsake machete
  02/24/26
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duck-like lodge
  02/23/26
"Great men suffer greatly, and great sufferings are not...
Territorial Main People Idiot
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duck-like lodge
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frisky crusty base
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startled stage
  02/23/26
“To me, van Gogh is the finest painter of them all. Ce...
startled stage
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Very Tactful Telephone
  02/24/26
Fuck no.
violent twinkling heaven
  02/23/26
Wasnt his whole schtick that he was abjectly miserable 24/7/...
Disgusting dopamine ceo
  02/24/26
If you’re in Amsterdam this spring, please enjoy this ...
startled stage
  02/24/26
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Very Tactful Telephone
  02/24/26
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startled stage
  02/24/26
Going back for 4.4 days.
startled stage
  02/27/26
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duck-like lodge
  02/27/26


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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:34 PM
Author: disturbing blue jap becky



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Date: September 29th, 2015 1:36 PM
Author: mildly autistic digit ratio stead

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: disturbing blue jap becky

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: mildly autistic digit ratio stead

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: startled stage

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: startled stage

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: copper hideous hissy fit



(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: dun party of the first part

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: startled stage

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: startled stage

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: violent twinkling heaven

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: startled stage

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: Very Tactful Telephone

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: Territorial Main People Idiot

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: startled stage



(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: Territorial Main People Idiot

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: startled stage

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: Very Tactful Telephone

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: startled stage



(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: fragrant coffee pot keepsake machete



(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: duck-like lodge



(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: Territorial Main People Idiot

"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: duck-like lodge



(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: frisky crusty base



(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: startled stage



(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: startled stage

“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: Very Tactful Telephone



(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: violent twinkling heaven

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: Disgusting dopamine ceo

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: startled stage

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: Very Tactful Telephone



(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: startled stage



(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: startled stage

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: duck-like lodge



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